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BULLETIN ’r?r 7 


OF THE 

Virginia State Library 

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(Issued Quarterly) 



JANUARY, 1911 


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)LUME 4 


NUMBER 1 


RICHMOND, VA. 
1911. 


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State Library Board of Virginia 


Armistead C. Gordon, Chairman.Staunton, Va. 

John W. Fishburne.Charlottesville, V 

Theodore S. Garnett.Norfolk, Va. 

S. S. P. Patteson.Richmond, Va. 

Edmund Pendleton.Richmond, Va. 


H. R. McILWAINE, Librarian 
Ex-officio Secretary of the Board. 
























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a. 


A List of the 


Official Publications of the Con¬ 
federate States Government 

IN THE 

Virginia State Library and the Library 
of the Confederate Memorial 
Literary Society 


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Introduction 


This number of the Bulletin contains a list of the titles of the official publi¬ 
cations of the Confederate States government found in the Virginia State 
Library and the Confederate Museum, Richmond, Va. The latter items have 
been included in order that there might be brought together in one pamphlet 
the titles of this class of publications still preserved in Richmond outside of 
private libraries. The titles were copied by Miss Susie B. Harrison, Assistant 
House-Regent of the Confederate Museum, who has kindly furnished them 
for inclusion here. 

There was published by the Confederate Museum in 1908 “A Calendar of 
Confederate Papers, with a Bibliography of some Confederate Publications” 
(edited by Dr. D. S. Freeman), which contains titles of the more important 
official Confederate publications at that time to be found in the Museum. 
It does not contain, however, titles of bills introduced in the Confederate 
Congress, committee reports (with one exception), and resolutions of various 
kinds—including resolutions received by the Confederate Congress from 
different organizations and ordered to be printed, whereas the list furnished 
by Miss Harrison is made up of the titles of publications of this character— 
both those in the Museum at the time of the preparation of the Calendar and 
those added later. Hence, since the titles of the items in the Calendar have 
also been reprinted here, this Bulletin includes titles of all the official Confed¬ 
erate publications in the Museum and of all those in the Virginia State Library. 

On December 30, 1908, a meeting of the Bibliographical Society of America, 
devoted almost entirely to the discussion of Confederate official documents, 
was held in the office of the Librarian of the Virginia State Library, and as 
an outcome of the meeting there was published in volume 3 of the Proceedings 
and Papers of the society (1908) “A Bibliography of the Official Publications 
of the Confederate States of America”, by Hugh A. Morrison, of the Library 
of Congress. The Bibliography consists of titles of all Confederate publica¬ 
tions which at that time were known to be contained in the collections of the 
Howard Memorial Library, The Library of Congress, The Virginia State 
Library, and the Wisconsin State Historical Society Library. Since Mr. 
Morrison’s list was printed, however, so much Confederate material has been 
discovered in this Library in the process of cataloguing now going on—es¬ 
pecially bills, resolutions, and committee reports—that the present publica¬ 
tion has been rendered advisable. The complete contents of the Library have 
by this time been so thoroughly examined as to make it unlikely that there 
are now in the Library Confederate items whose titles are not here included. 

As an appendix to this Bulletin are reprinted four reports made by the 
Superintendent of Public Printing of the Confederacy. They are the only 
ones which it has been possible to procure and may be the only ones which 
were issued. Almost certainly they are the only ones issued by the Superin¬ 
tendent under the permanent government of the Confederacy, for the first 
report here reprinted begins, “I have the honor to report the transactions of 



this Bureau from February 22nd to December 31st, 1862”, the 22nd being the 
date of the inauguration of the permanent government, and the last report 
is dated October 26, 1864. It is very probable, considering the difficulties 
of the times standing in the way of expeditious work, that this report was not 
actually printed much before the fall of Richmond, which occurred April 2, 
1865. It is possible, however, though by no means certain, that a report was 
made while the provisional government of the Confederacy was still in exis¬ 
tence. The law creating the office of Superintendent of Public Printing was 
passed February 27, 1861 (see Statutes at Large of the Confederate States of 
America, p. 41), and the name of George E. W. Nelson, of Georgia, was sent 
in to Congress for confirmation by President Davis on the fourth of May, 1861 
(see Journal of Congress of the Confederate States, Vol. 1, p. 185), it being 
stated in the accompanying communication that the appointment of Mr. 
Nelson had been made during the recess of Congress which had just come to a 
close—it extended from March 16 to April 29—and the law called for annual 
reports at least. But Mr. Nelson seems not to have been confirmed till April 
11, 1862, and it is probable that for the time he held office under the provi¬ 
sional government he made no report. At any rate, such a report is not listed 
in Morrison’s Bibliography referred to above or in Sabin’s Dictionary of 
Books relating to America; nor is it to be found either in the catalogue of the 
Boston Athenaeum Library or in that of the Leiter Library, two libraries 
especially rich in Confederate items. 

The second, third, and fourth reports here reprinted are found in the Vir¬ 
ginia State Library. For a copy of the first, recourse had to be had to the 
Library of Congress, and to the Librarian of Congress thanks are hereby ex¬ 
tended for the loan of the copy for purposes of transcription. The reports are 
of the very greatest interest and historical value. Not only do they indicate 
in a general way the amount of printing done for the Confederate government, 
but they shed a flood of light on the difficulties met with by the Bureau of 
Printing of the Confederacy on account of the scarcity of paper, the scarcity 
of men, and the inflation of the currency. 


H. R. McILWAINE. 




Contents 

Page 

Laws. Constitution. 9 

Provisional Congress. Bills, Resolutions. 11 

Senate. Bills, Resolutions, Amendments, Rules. 14 

House. Bills, Resolutions, Amendments. 17 

Congress. Joint resolutions and bills. 25 

Resolutions and petitions received in Senate and House. 26 

Senate and House. Committee reports. 28 

Treasury Department. 30 

Superintendent of Public Printing. 32 

Attorney General. 32 

Post Office Department. 32 

Patent Office. 32 

Navy Department. 33 

War Department. 33 

Messages from the President. 37 

Index. 67 

Reports of the Superintendent of Public Printing. 47 



















BULLETIN 

OF THE 

VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY 

(Issued Quarterly) 


VOL. 4. JANUARY, 1911 No. 1. 


A list of the Official Publications of the Confederate States Govern¬ 
ment in the Virginia State Library and the Library of 
the Confederate Memorial Literary Society. 

The abbreviation Va. S. L. (Virginia State Library), or Conf. Mus. (Confed¬ 
erate Museum) is used after each title for the purpose of indicating in 
which library the publication may be found. 


LAWS. CONSTITUTION. 


Aug. 30, 1861. An act for the se¬ 
questration of the estates, prop¬ 
erty, effects of alien enemies, and 
for indemnity of citizens of the 
Confederate States, and persons 
aiding the same in the existing 
war with the United States. Ap¬ 
proved Aug. 30, 1861. 11 p. Conf. 
Mus. 1 

1861. Acts and resolutions of the 
first session of the Provisional 
Congress of the Confederate 
States. 1861. Montgomery, Ala.; 
Barrett, Wimbish & co., Printers 
and binders, 1861. 131 p. Conf. 
Mus. 2 

1861. Acts and resolutions of the 
second session of the Provision¬ 
al Congress of the Confederate 
States. 1861. Montgomery, Ala.; 
Shorter & Reid, Printers and bind¬ 
ers [1861.] 100 p. Conf. Mus. 

3 

1861. Acts and resolutions of the sec¬ 
ond session of the Provisional 
Congress of the Confederate 
States. 1861. Montgomery, Ala., 
Barrett, Wimbish & co.. Printers 
and binders, 1861. 100 p. Conf. 
Mus. 4 


1861. Laws for the army and navy 
of the Confederate States. Rich¬ 
mond: Printed by Ritchie & Dunn- 
avant, 1861. 96 p. Conf. Mus. 5 

1861. Acts and resolutions of 
the third session of the Provisional 
Congress of the Confederate States, 
held at Richmond, Va. Enquirer 
took and job press. By Tyler, Wise 
& Allegre, 1861. 94 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 6 

1861. The constitution of the Con¬ 
federate States of America, adopt¬ 
ed March 11, 1861. 16 p. Conf. 
Mus. 7 

1861. Constitution of the Confed¬ 
erate States of America. Adopted 
unanimously by the Congress of 
the Confederate States of Amer¬ 
ica, March 11, 1861. Richmond, 
Wyatt M. Elliott, Printer, 1861. 
17 p. Conf. Mus. 8 

1861. Provisional and permanent 
constitutions, together with the 
acts and resolutions of the three 
sessions of the Provisional Con¬ 
gress of the Confederate States. 
Richmond, Tyler, Wise, Allegre 
and Smith, Printers, 1861. 94 p. 
Conf. Mus. 9 










10 


OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


1861. Permanent constitution of the 

Confederate States of America 
adopted by the Confederate Con¬ 
gress, March 11, 1861. Richmond, 
Printed by James E. Goode, 1861. 
19 p. Conf. Mus. 10 

1862. Acts and resolutions of 
the fourth session of the Provision¬ 
al Congress of the Confederate 
States, held at Richmond, Va. 
Tyler, Wise, Allegre and Smith, 
Prs., 1862. 106 p. Conf. Mus. 11 

1862. Acts of Congress in rela'- 
tion to the conscript and exemption 
laws, and the regulations adopted 
thereon by the Secretary of War. 
Also, an act to authorize the 
formation of volunteer companies 
for local defence. Houston, Texas, 
Book & Job Printing House, 1862. 
15 p. Conf. Mus. 12 

1862. Private laws of the Confeder¬ 
ate States of America passed at 
the first session of the first Con¬ 
gress; 1862. Carefully collated 
with the originals at Richmond. 
Edited by James M. Matthews, at¬ 
torney at law, and law clerk in the 
Department of Justice. To be con¬ 
tinued annually. Richmond, R. 
M. Smith, Printer to Congress, 
1862. [7] p. Va. S. L. 13 

1862. Public laws of the Confederate 
States of America, passed at the 
first session of the first Congress; 
1862. Carefully collated with the 
originals at Richmond. Edited by 
James M. Matthews, attorney at 
law, and law clerk in the Depart¬ 
ment of Justice. To be continued 
annually. Richmond, R. M. Smith, 
Printer to Congress, 1862. 56, ix 
p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 14 

1862. Private laws of the Confeder¬ 
ate States of America, passed at 
the second session of the first Con¬ 
gress; 1862. Carefully collated 
with the originals at Richmond. 
Edited by James M. Matthews, at¬ 
torney at law, and law clerk in the 
Department of Justice. To be con¬ 
tinued annually. Richmond: R. 
M. Smith, Printer to Congress, 
1862. [5] p. Va. S. L. 15 


second session of the first Con¬ 
gress; 1862. Carefully collated 
with the originals at Richmond. 
Edited by James M. Matthews, at¬ 
torney at law, and law clerk in the 
Department of Justice. To be con¬ 
tinued annually. Richmond, R. 
M. Smith, Printer to Congress, 

1862. 92, ix p. Va. S. L. Conf. 

Mus. I® 

April 24, 1863. The tax act [ap¬ 
proved April 24, 1863 and the as¬ 
sessment act, approved May 1, 

1863. ] 39 p. 16a 

1863. Military laws of the Confed¬ 
erate States, embracing all the 
legislation of Congress appertain¬ 
ing to military affairs from the 
first to the last session inclusive, 
with a copious index. J. W. Ran¬ 
dolph, Richmond, Va., 1863. 92, 

xvi p. Va. S. L. 17 

1863. Private laws of the Confed¬ 
erate States of America, passed at 
the third session of the first Con¬ 
gress; 1863. Carefully collated 
with the originals at Richmond. 
Edited by James M. Matthews, at¬ 
torney at law, and law clerk in 
the Department of Justice. To be 
continued annually. Richmond: 

R. M. Smith, Printer to Congress, 
1863. ll(?)p. Va. S. L. 18 

1863. Public laws of the Confederate 
States of America, passed at the 
third session of the first Con¬ 
gress; 1863. Carefully collated 
with the originals at Richmond. _ 
Edited by James M. Matthews, at¬ 
torney at law, and law clerk in 
the Department of Justice. To be 
continued annually. Richmond, R. 
M. Smith, Printer to Congress, 
1863. viii, 93-170, xx p. Va. S. 
L. Conf. Mus. 19 

March 28, 1863. An act imposing 
taxes ... 57 p. Va. S. L. 20 

Feb., 1864. Laws of Congress in re¬ 
gard to taxes, currency and con¬ 
scription, passed Feb., 1864. 35 p. 
Va. S. L. 21 


1862. Public laws of the Confederate 
States of. America, passed at the 


Feb. 17, 1864. An act to reduce the 
currency and to authorize a new 






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issue of notes and bonds. 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 22 

Feb. 17, 1864. An act to levy ad¬ 
ditional taxes ... 3 p. Va. S. 
L. 23 

Feb. 17, 1864. An act to organize 
forces to serve during the war. 6 
p. Va. S. L 24 

March 12, 1864. An act to prohibit 
the importation of luxuries . . . 
9 p. Va. S. L. 25 

1864. A digest of the military and 
naval laws of the Confederate 
States, from the commencement 
of the Provisional Congress to the 
end of the first Congress under the 
permanent constitution. Analytic¬ 
ally arranged by Capt W. W. Les¬ 
ter, of the Quartermaster-Gener¬ 
al’s office, and Wm. J. Bromwell, 
of the Department of State, attor¬ 
neys-at-law. To be continued 
every session. Columbia, Evans & 
Cogswell, 1864. 329 p. Va. S. L. 

26 

.# 

1864. Privatl' laws of the Confeder¬ 
ate States of America, passed at 
the fourth session of the first Con¬ 
gress; 1863-64. Carefully col¬ 
lated with the originals at Rich¬ 
mond. Edited by James M. Mat¬ 
thews, attorney at law, and law 
clerk in the Department of Justice. 
To be continued annually. Rich¬ 
mond: R. M. Smith, Printer to Con¬ 
gress, 1864. 15 ( ?) p. Va. S. L. 

27 

1864. Public laws of the Confederate 
States of America, passed at the 
fourth session of the first Con¬ 
gress; 1863-4. Carefully collated 
with the originals at Richmond. 
Edited by James M. Matthews, at¬ 
torney at law, and law clerk in the 
Department of Justice. To be con¬ 


tinued annually. Richmond, R. M. 
Smith, Printer to Congress, 1864. 
vii, 173-253, xxiii p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 28 

1864. Private laws of the Confed¬ 
erate States of America, passed at 
the first session of the second Con¬ 
gress; 1864. Carefully collated 
with the originals at Richmond, 
by James M. Matthews, attorney at 
law, and law clerk in the Depart¬ 
ment of Justice. To be continued 
annually. Richmond: R. M. 
Smith, Printer to Congress, 1864. 
18(?)p. Va. S. L. 29 

1864. Public laws of the Confederate 
States of America, passed at the 
first session of the second Con¬ 
gress; 1864. Carefully collated 
with the originals at Richmond. 
Edited by James M. Matthews, at¬ 
torney at law, and law clerk in the 
Department of Justice. To be con¬ 
tinued annually. Richmond, R. 
M. Smith, Printer to Congress, 
1864. viii, 253-288, xii p. Va. S. 

L. Conf. Mus. 30 

1864. The statutes at large of the 
provisional government of the 
Confederate States of America, 
from the institution of the govern¬ 
ment, February 8, 1861, to its 

termination, February 18, 1862, 

inclusive. Arranged in chrono¬ 
logical order. Together with the 
Constitution for the ^provisional 
government, and the permanent 
constitution of the Confederate 
States, and the treaties concluded 
by the Confederate States with 
Indian tribes. Edited by James 

M. Matthews, attorney at law, 

and law clerk in the De¬ 
partment of Justice. Richmond, 
R. M. Smith, Printer to Congress, 
1864. xvi, 411, xlviii p. Va. S. 
L. Conf. Mus. 31 


PROVISIONAL CONGRESS. 
Bills. Resolutions. 


Feb. 22, 1861. A bill in relation to 
the slave trade, and to punish per¬ 
sons offending therein. 5 sheets. 

Conf. Mus. 31a 


March 6, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act to prevent the importation 
of African negroes from any for¬ 
eign country other than the slave- 






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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


holding states of the United States: 
and to punish persons offending 
therein. By Mr. Clayton. 5 sheets. 
Conf. Mus. 32 

May 7, 1861. A bill to prescribe 
uniform laws of naturalization. 
By Mr. Oldham. 5 sheets. Conf. 
Mus. 33 

May 7, 1861. A bill to prescribe 
uniform rules of naturalization. 
By Mr. T. R. R. Cobb. 4 sheets. 
Conf. Mus. 34 

July 30, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act providing penalties for vio¬ 
lating the provisions of an act, 
approved May 21, 1861, entitled 
An act to authorize certain debtors 
to pay the amounts due by them 
into the Treasury of the Confed¬ 
erate States. By Mr. Smith of 

Alabama. 1 sheet. Conf. Mus. 

35 

July 30, 1861. Resolution. Touch¬ 
ing points of maritime law decided 
by the Congress of Paris of 1856. 

1 sheet. Conf. Mus. 36 

July 31, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act to provide a mode of au¬ 
thenticating claims for money 
against the Confederate States, not 
otherwise provided for. By Mr. 
Gregg, from committee on claims. 

2 sheets. Conf. Mus. 37 

Aug. 3, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act to authorize the issue of 
Treasury notes, and to provide a 
war tax for their redemption. By 
Mr. Barnwell, from committee on 
finance. 13 sheets. Conf. Mus. 

38 

Aug. 21, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act to provide a temporary sub¬ 
stitute for engraved Treasury 
notes. By Mr. Memminger. 2 sheets. 
Conf. Mus. 39 

Nov. 22, 1861. A bill to organize 
the territory of Arizona, and to cre¬ 
ate the office of Surveyor General 
therein. By Mr. Campbell. 14 
sheets. Conf. Mus. 40 

Nov. 29, 1861. An Act to provide 
for drawing jurors in criminal 


cases. By Mr. Caruthers. 1 sheet. 
Conf. Mus. 41 

December 2, 1861. A bill to en¬ 
courage the enlistment of volun¬ 
teers for the war. By Mr. Miles, 
from committee on military af¬ 
fairs. 2 sheets. Conf. Mus. 42 

Dec. 7, 1861. Resolution. Relat¬ 
ing to Maryland. 2 sheets. Conf. 
Mus. 43 

Dec. 9, 1861. An act to provide for 
connecting the Richmond and Dan¬ 
ville and North Carolina Railroads 
for military purposes. By Mr. 
Sparrow, from committee on mil¬ 
itary affairs. 2 sheets. Conf. 
Mus. 44 

Dec. 9, 1861. A bill to increase the 
pay of the provisional army. Mr. 
Miles. 1 sheet. Conf. Mus. 45 

Dec. 10, 1861. [Bill to amend] an 
act to authorize the President to 
confer temporary rank and com¬ 
mand, for service with volunteer 
troops, on officers of the Confed¬ 
erate army. Approved May 21, 
1861. By Mr. Avery, from com¬ 
mittee on military affairs. 1 
sheet. Conf. Mus. 46 

Dec. 10, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act to fund the Treasury notes 
of the Confederate States. By Mr. 
Dargan. 2 sheets. Conf. Mus. 

47 

Dec. 10, 1861. [Bill to amend] an 
act to establish a Patent Office, and 
to provide for the granting and 
issue of patents for new and use¬ 
ful discoveries, inventions, im¬ 
provements and designs. Approved 
May 21, 1861. By Mr. Brooke, 
from the committee on patents. 4 
sheets. Conf. Mus. 48 

Dec. 10, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act to encourage the manu¬ 
facture of small arms, of salt¬ 
petre and of gun-powder, within 
the Confederate States. By Mr. Ke¬ 
nan, from committee on military 
affairs. 3 sheets. Conf. Mus. 

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Dec. 13, 1861. An act regulating the 
fees of marshals and for other 
purposes. By Mr. Brockenbrough. 
6 sheets. Conf. Mus. 50 

Dec. 13, 1861. An act to amend the 
laws relative to the compensation 
of the attorneys of the Confeder¬ 
ate States. By Mr. Brockenbrough. 

2 sheets. Conf. Mus. 51 

Dec. 13, Dec. 23, [1861.?] An act 
to regulate the compensation to 
be allowed to commissioners of 
the courts of the Confederate 
States. By Mr. Brockenbrough, 
from judiciary committee. 2 sheets. 
Conf. Mus. 52 

Dec. 13, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act further supplementary to 
An act to authorize the issue of 
Treasury notes, and to provide a 
war tax for their redemption. By 
Mr. Kenner, from committee on 
finance. 3 sheets. Conf. Mus. 

53 

Dec. 13, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act to amend an act entitled, 
An act to perpetuate testimony in 
cases of slaves abducted or har¬ 
bored by the enemy, and of other 
property seized, wasted, or de¬ 
stroyed by them. By Mr. Orr, from 
judiciary committee. 1 sheet. 
Conf. Mus. 54 

Dec. 14, 1861. A bill to be entitled 
An act making appropriations for 
the expenses of government, in the 
legislative, executive and judicial 
departments, for the year ending 
18th of Feb. 1862. By Mr. Ken¬ 
ner, from committee on finance. 
4 sheets. Conf. Mus. 55 

Dec. 18, 1861. Calendar. 3 sheets. 
Conf. Mus. 56 

Dec. 23, 1861. A bill entitled An 
act to amend an act entitled An 
act to establish the judicial courts 
of the Confederate States of Amer¬ 
ica, approved 16th Mch., 1861. By 
Mr. Harris, from judiciary com¬ 
mittee. 2 sheets. Conf. Mus. 57 

Dec. 24, 1861. An act to establish 
certain judicial districts, and to 
provide for courts of the Confed¬ 


erate States therein. By Mr. 
Johnson. 11 sheets. Conf. Mus. 

58 

Jan. 2, 1862. A bill to be entitled 
An act supplementary to An act to 
make further provisions for the 
public defense. Approved May 11, 
1861. By Mr. Orr. 2 sheets. 
Conf. Mus. 59 

Jan. 9, 1862. A bill entitled An act 
to prevent information of the plans 
and operations of the land and 
naval forces of the Confederate 
States being conveyed to the en¬ 
emy. By Mr. Harris, from com¬ 
mittee on military affairs. 2 
sheets. Conf. Mus. 60 

Jan. 23, 1862. A bill to be entitled 
An act to provide for the appoint¬ 
ment of ministerial officers of the 
Board of Commissioners appointed 
under the 14th section of the act 
for the sequestration of the estates 
of alien enemies, and the indem¬ 
nity of citizens of the Confederate 
States, and to provide a hall and 
the other necessary accommoda¬ 
tions of the board. By Mr. Monroe. 
3 sheets. Conf. Mus. 61 

Jan. 24, 1862. An act to provide for 
the connection of the railroad from 
Selma, in Alabama, to Meridian, in 
Mississippi. By Mr. Avery. With 
documents from the President and 
Mr. Ashe to the President urging 
the completion of certain railroads 
in the Confederate States. Conf. 
Mus. 61a 

Jan. 25, 1862. Mr. Memminger’s 
amendment in regard to decrees 
of sequestration. 1 sheet. Conf. 
Mus. 02 

Feb. 3, 1862. Amendments to con¬ 
fiscation bill. By Mr. Russell of 
Virginia, in lieu of 2nd section 
confiscation bill. 2 p. Conf. 
Mus. 63 

Feb. 3, 1862. A bill to be entitled 
An act to provide for the organi¬ 
zation of the Arkansas and Red 
River Superintendency of Indian 
Affairs, to regulate trade and in¬ 
tercourse with the Indians therein, 



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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


and to preserve peace on the fron¬ 
tiers. 28 sheets. Conf. Mus. 

64 

Feb. 4, 1862. A bill to be entitled 
An act to amend the Act to pro¬ 
vide for local defense and special 
service. By Mr. Russell. 1 sheet. 
Conf. Mus. 65 

Feb. 4, 1862. A bill to prohibit of¬ 
ficers, agents, and members of Con¬ 
gress from making government 
contracts. By Mr. Hale, from jud¬ 
iciary committee. 2 sheets. Conf. 
Mus. 66 

Feb. 10, 1862. An act for the relief 
of disbursing officers and agents of 
the army and navy of the Confed¬ 
erate States in certain cases. By 
Mr. Hill, of Ga., from committee 
on claims. 2 sheets. Conf. 
Mus. 67 

Feb. 10, 1862. An act to provide for 
the appointment of Assistant In¬ 
spectors General for the army of 
the Confederate States, and for the 
volunteer forces. By Mr. Waul of 
Texas. 1 sheet. Conf. Mus. 68 

Feb. 10, 1862. An act to provide for 
the preservation and future publi¬ 
cation of the Journals of the Pro¬ 
visional Congress and the proceed¬ 
ings of the Convention which fram¬ 
ed the provisional and permanent 
constitutions of the Confederate 
States. By John Perkins, Jr., 
from the committee on printing. 
1 sheet. Conf. Mus. 69 

Feb. 12, 1862. An act to establish a 


volunteer navy. By Mr. McRae. 1 
sheet. Conf. Mus. 70 

Feb. 12, 1862. A bill to be entitled 
An act to prescribe the mode of 
selecting and summoning jurors 
and for the formation of juries in 
the Confederate courts. By Mr. 
Monroe. 7 sheets. Conf. Mus. 

71 

Feb. 12, 1862. A bill to be entitled 
An act to extend the provision of 
the act authorizing the President 
to inflict retaliation upon the per¬ 
sons of prisoners, approved Aug. 
30, 1861. By Mr. Brockenbrough. 
3 sheets. Conf. Mus. 72 

Feb. 14, 1862. A bill to be entitled 
An act to continue in office the 
Major and Brigadier Generals of 
the provisional army. By Mr. 
Pryor. 2 sheets. Conf. Mus. 

73 

Feb. 3, Feb. 11 [?] A bill to be en¬ 
titled An act to admit duty free all 
goods, wares, except such as may 
be brought from the United States 
of America. 1 sheet. Conf. Mus. 

74 

Proceedings of the Congress on the 
announcement of the death of Col. 
Francis S. Bartow of the army of 
the Confederate States. Richmond: 
Enquirer book and job press, Ty¬ 
ler, Wise & Allegre, 1861. 29 p. 
Conf. Mus. 75 

Address of Congress to the people 
of the Confederate States. Joint 
resolution in relation to the war. 
[no date.] 8 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 76 


SENATE. 

Bills. Resolutions. Amendments. Rules. 


Dec. 7, 1863. S. bill 142. To pre¬ 
vent the enlistment of substitutes 
in the military service of the Con¬ 
federate States ... 2 p. Va. 

S. L. 77 

Dec. 14, 1863. S. bill 158. Secret. 
A bill to organize forces to serve 
during the war. 7 p. Va. S. L. 

78 


Dec. 23, 1863. Oldham, W. S. 

Speech [in the Senate] on the sub¬ 
ject of the finances. 16 p. Va. 
S. L. 79 

Feb. 4, 1864. S. bill. Secret. A 
bill to provide for the issue of ex¬ 
chequer notes, and for funding all 
Treasury notes now outstanding. 
8 p. Va. S. L. 80 






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Feb. 9, 1864. Johnson of Arkansas. 
Speech in the Senate on the bill to 
limit and define the terms of office 
of the principal officers or heads 
of departments. 19 p. Va. S. L. 

81 

May 4, 1864. S. bill 1. To provide 
and organize a General Staff for 
armies in the field, to serve during 
the war. 7 p. Va. S. L. 82 

May 6, 1864. Resolutions in rela¬ 
tion to the suspension of the writ 
of habeas corpus. 2 p. Va. S. L. 

83 

May 13, 1864. S. bill 20. To es¬ 
tablish a Bureau of Foreign Sup¬ 
plies. 10 p. Va. S. L. 84 

May 13, 1864. S. bill 21. A bill to 
amend an act entitled An act to 
reduce the currency, and to au¬ 
thorize a new issue of notes and 
bonds. 3 p. Va. S. L. 85 

May 17, 1864. S. bill 32. To au¬ 
thorize the appointment of general 
officers with temporary rank and 
command, and to define and limit 
the power of assigning officers to 
commands. 2 p. Va. S. L. 86 

May 20, 1864. S. bill 36. To be 
entitled An act to provide for the 
impressment of the railroad iron, 
equipments and rolling stock of 
railroads . . . and to make fur¬ 
ther provisions for the efficient 
transportation of troops and mili¬ 
tary supplies. 4 p. Va. S. L. 87 

May 24, 1864. S. bill 44. To au¬ 
thorize certificates of indebtedness 
to be given for property purchased 
or impressed, and for transporta¬ 
tion, and to provide for payment 
of the interest on said certificates 
in specie. 3 p. Va. S. L. 88 

May 28, 1864. S. bill 49. To au¬ 
thorize the manufacture of spirit¬ 
uous liquors for the use of the 
army and hospitals. 3 p. 89 

May 28, 1864. S. bill 51. To pro¬ 
vide supplies for the army, and 
to prescribe the mode of making 
impressments. 5 p. Va. S. L. 

90 


Nov. 18, 1864. S. bill 16. Joint 
resolution defining the position of 
the Confederate States, and de¬ 
claring the determination of the 
Congress and the people thereof 
to prosecute the war till their in¬ 
dependence is acknowledged. 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 91 

Nov. 22, 1864. S. till 106. To re¬ 
peal in part an act to regulate the 
destruction of property under mili¬ 
tary necessity, and to provide for 
the indemnity thereof. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 92 

Nov. 28, 1864. S. bill 119. Secret. 
To suspend the privilege of the 
writ of habeas corpus in certain 
cases. 8 p. Va. S. L. 93 

Nov. 29, 1864. Henry, Gustavus A. 
Speech in the Senate . . . defin¬ 
ing the position of the Confederate 
States, and declaring the determina¬ 
tion of the Congress ... to pros¬ 
ecute the war ... 13 p. Va. 
S. L. 94 

Nov. 30, 1864. S. bill 122. Regu¬ 
lating the compensation of post¬ 
masters, special agents and route 
agents. 3 p. Va. S. L. 95 

Dec. 6, 1864. S. bill 129. To pro¬ 
vide for the employment of free 
negroes and slaves to work upon 
fortifications . . . 6 p. Va. S. L. 

96 

Dec. 9, 1864. S. bill 133. To reg¬ 
ulate the impressment of slaves in 
the State of Virginia. 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 97 

Dec. 12, 1864. S. bill 134. To in¬ 
crease the maximum rates of com¬ 
pensation ... for the transporta¬ 
tion of the mails of the Confeder¬ 
ate States. 2 p. Va. S. L. 98 

Dec. 14, 1864. S. bill 139. To pro¬ 
vide for the compensation of per¬ 
sons whose slaves have been lost 
while in the service of the Con¬ 
federate States. 1 p. Va. S. L. 

99 

Dec. 14, 1864. S. bill 140. To guard 
against improper constructions of 
the tax laws by the officers 




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charged with the execution of the 
same. 2 p. Va. S. L. 100 

Dec. 17, 1864. S. bill 142. To in¬ 
crease the number of acting mid¬ 
shipmen in the navy, and to pre¬ 
scribe the mode of appointment. 
1 p. Va. S. L. 101 

Dec. 17, 1864. S. bill 143. To au¬ 
thorize the employment of instruc¬ 
tors for acting midshipmen and 
to regulate their pay. 1 p. Va. S. 
L. 102 

Dec. 17, 1864. S. bill 144. Making 
an appropriation for the erection 
of additional buildings at Drewry’s 
Bluff for accommodation of acting 
midshipmen. 1 p. Va. S. L. 

103 

Dec. 17, 1864. S. bill 145. To au¬ 
thorize the appointment of naval 
constructors in the provisional 
navy, and to fix their pay. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 104 

Jan. 2, 1865. Resolution enquiring 
into the expediency of adopting 
certain measures for restoring and 
sustaining the financial credit of 
the government. 1 p. Va. S. L. 

105 

Jan. 5, 1865. S. bill 155. To regu¬ 
late the pay and allowances of cer¬ 
tain female employees of the gov¬ 
ernment. 3 p. Va. S. L. 106 

Jan. 9, 1865. S. bill 156. To pro¬ 
vide for the reorganization of com¬ 
panies, battalions and regiments in 
certain cases. 5 p. Va. S. L. 

107 

Jan. 9, 1865. A resolution provid¬ 
ing for the appointment of a joint 
committee to investigate the con¬ 
dition and treatment of prisoners 
of war held by the Confederate and 
United States governments. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 108 

Jan. 10, 1865. S. bill 159. To se¬ 
cure more effectually the preserva¬ 
tion and distribution of the effects 
of deceased officers and soldiers. 
3 p. Va. S. L. 109 


THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


Jan. 14, 1865. Amendment propos¬ 
ed by the committee on the judi¬ 
ciary to a bill to regulate the pay 
... of certain female employees 
of the government. 2 p. Va. S. 
L. 110 

Jan. 18, 1865. S. foill 162. To 
amend an act entitled An act to 
impose regulations upon the for¬ 
eign commerce of the Confederate 
States to provide for the public de- 


fence. 3 p. 

Va. S. L. 

Ill 

Jan. 26, 1865. 

S. bill 169. 

To 


abolish the office of certain quarter¬ 
masters . . . and to provide for 
the appointment of bonded agents 
. . . 3 p. Va. S. L. 112 

Jan. 30, 1865. S. bill 173. To re¬ 

ceive volunteer troops for the war. 
1 p. Va. S. L. 113 

Jan. 30, 1865. De Jarnette, D. C. 
Speech on the Monroe doctrine in 
House of Representatives. 20 p. 
Va. S. L. 114 

Feb. 2, 1865. S. bill 180. To amend 
an act entitled An act to prevent 
the procuring, aiding and assist¬ 
ing persons to desert from the 
army of the Confederate States 
. . . 1 p. Va. S. L. 115 

Feb. 2, 1865. S. bill 181. To pro¬ 

vide supplies for the army, and to 
prescribe the mode of making 
impressments. 8 p. Va. S. L. 

116 

Feb. 4, 1865. S. bill 184. To ex¬ 
empt from military service skilled 
artisans and mechanics. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 117 

Feb. 8, 1865. S. bill 187. To regu¬ 
late the business of conscription. 
4 p. Va. S. L. 118 

Feb. 14, 1865. Amendment to Sen¬ 
ate bill no. 173 to receive volun¬ 
teer troops for the war. 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 119 

Feb. 28, 1865. S. bill 211. To con¬ 
fine the outstanding circulation of 
Treasury notes within a fixed and 
limited amount. 4 p. Va. S. L. 

120 



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Feb. 28, 1865. S. bill 110 [?] To 
further regulate the control and 
management of hospitals. 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 121 

Amendments proposed [by Maxwell, 
Semmes and Orr] to Senate bill 92 
to exempt the cargoes of vessels 
owned by the states from existing 
restrictions upon exports and im¬ 
ports. [no date.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 

122 

Amendment proposed by the Senate 


to House bill 379 to levy addition¬ 
al taxes for 1865. [no date.] 8 


p. Va. S. L. 123 

Phelan, James. Speech on the jud¬ 
iciary bill, [no date.] 32 p. Va. 
S. L. 124 

Rules for conducting business in the 
Senate of the Confederate States 
of America. Richmond: R. M. 
Smith, public printer, 1864. 18 p. 
Conf. Mus. 125 


HOUSE. 

Bills. Resolutions. Amendments. 


Jan. 22, 1862. A bill entitled 

An act to provide for re¬ 
cruiting companies now in the ser¬ 
vice of the Confederate States for 
12 months. By Mr. Harris. 3 


sheets. Conf. Mus. 125a 

March 31, 1862. Calendar. 3 p. 

Conf. Mus. 126 

April 7, 1862. Calendar. Conf. 

Mus. 127 

April 15, 1862. Calendar. Conf. 

Mus. 128 


Sept. 11, 1862. A bill to be entitled 
An act to raise revenue. By Mr. 
Kenner. 8 p. Conf. Mus. 129 

Oct. 13, 1862. Arkansas contested 
election. Johnson vs. Garland. 
Exposition and argument by the 
counsel of Mr. Johnson. 28 p. 
Va. S. L. 130 

1862. Rules for the House of Rep¬ 
resentatives of the Confederate 
States. Richmond: Enquirer book 
and job press, Tyler. Wise, Allegre 
and Smith, 1862. 18 p. Conf. 
Mus. 131 

Jan. 27, 1863. H. bill 19. To pro¬ 
vide for the safe and expeditious 
transportation of troops and muni¬ 
tions of war by railroads. 8 p. 
Va. S. L. 132 

April 11, 1863. Evidence ... to 

enquire into the treatment of 


prisoners at Castle Thunder. 58 
p. Va. S. L. 133 

Dec. 7, 1863. Abstract of drafts of 
members of the C. S. House of Rep¬ 
resentatives paid . . . during the 
recess of Congress, after April 18, 
1863 . . . 2 p. Va. S. L. 134 

Dec. 10, 1863. H. bill. To provide 
payment for slaves impressed un¬ 
der state laws and lost in the pub¬ 
lic service. 1 p. Va. S. L. 135 

Dec. 10, 1863. H. bill. To prevent 
the further issue of Treasury notes, 
and to fund those now in cir¬ 
culation. 2 p. Va. S. L. 136 

Dec. 10, 1863. H. bill. To prevent 
trading with the enemy or with 
persons resident in the United 
States. 1 p. Va. S. L. 137 

Dec. 10, 1863. H. bill. To fund the 
Treasury notes of the Confederate 
States. 2 p. Va. S. L. 138 

Dec. 10, 1863. H. resolution. That 
the select committee on the cur¬ 
rency inquire into the expediency 
of reporting certain measures. 2 
p. Va. S. L. 139 

Dec. 10, 1863. Resolution 10. On the 
currency. 4 p. Va. S. L. 140 

Dec. 11, 1863. H. bill. To amend an 
act to lay taxes for the common 





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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


defence . . . Approved Apl. 24, 
1863. 1 p. Va. S. L. 141 

Dec. 11, 1863. H. bill. To allow 
commissioned officers of the army 
rations, and the privilege of pur¬ 
chasing clothing from the Quarter¬ 
master's Department. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 142 

Dec. 11, 1863. H. till. To raise a 
tax for the support of the govern¬ 
ment. 1 p. Va. S. L. 143 

Dec. 11, 1863. Resolution 11. In 
regard to the employment of cer¬ 
tain persons in civil office to the 
exclusion of others ... 2 p. 

Va. S. L. 144 

Dec. 14, 1863. H. bill 10. To amend 
An act to regulate impressments. 
Approved March 26, 1863. 3 p. 

Va. S. L. 145 

Dec. 14, 1863. H. bill 23. Impos¬ 
ing a tax on Treasury notes. 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 146 

Dec. 14, 1863. H. bill 23. To per¬ 
mit the funding of certain Treas¬ 
ury notes not now fundable. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 147 

Dec. 14, 1863. Resolution 9. On 
finance. 2 p. Va. S. L. 148 

Dec. 14, 1863. H. resolution 21. 
That the special committee on the 
currency inquire into the expedi¬ 
ency of passing a bill [embracing 
certain provisions.] 2 p. Va. S. 
L. 149 

Dec. 16, 1863. H. bill 15. To raise 
a revenue by direct taxation. 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 150 

Dec. 16, 1863. H. bill 17. Financial 
scheme. 2 p. Va. S. L. 151 

Dec. 16, 1863. A bill to be entitled 
An act to facilitate the raising of 
ways and means to carry on the 1 
war. By Mr. Russell. 4 p. 
Conf. Mus. 152 

Dec. 16, 1863. H. bill 18. To fa¬ 
cilitate the raising of ways and 
means to carry on the war. 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 153 


Dec. 16, 1863. H. till 31. To amend 
An act to provide for the funding 
and further issue of Treasury 
notes, approved March 23, 1863. 
3 p. Va. S. L. 154 

Dec. 17, 1863. H. bill 4. Providing 
rations of tobacco to the army and 
navy of the Confederate States. 1 
p. Va. S. L. 155 

Dec. 17, 1863. H. bill. To provide 
for wounded and disabled officers 
and soldiers. 3 p. Va. S. L. 

156 

Dec. 18, 1863. H. bill 11. To pre¬ 
vent fraud in the Quartermaster's 
hnd Commissary’s Department 

. . . 3 p. Va. S. L. 157 

Dec. 18, 1863. H. bill 16. To amend 
An act to regulate impressments 
. . . 3 p. Va. S. L. 158 

Dec. 21, 1863. H. bill. To amend 
the law in relation to substitutes. 

2 p. Va. S. L. 159 

Dec. 21, 1863. H. bill 3. Sugges¬ 
tions for financial relief. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 160 

Dec. 21, 1863. H. bill. Supplement¬ 
al to, and amendatory of, the sev¬ 
eral acts for the sequestration of 
the estates ... of alien enemies, 
and for indemnity of citizens of the 
Confederate States . . . 4 p. Va. 
S. L. 161 

Dec. 21, 1863. H. bill. Continuing 
in pay all discharged soldiers . . . 

3 p. Va. S. L. 162 

Dec. 21, 1863. H. resolution 7. Di¬ 
rectory to the select committee on 
finance. 1 p. Va. S. L. 163 

Dec. 22, 1863. H. bill. To grant a 
special copyright to W. J. Hardee 
and S. H. Goetzel, for Hardee’s 
Rifle and infantry tactics. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 164 

Dec. 22, 1863. H. bill 4. To pre¬ 

vent trading with the enemy. 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 165 

Dec. 22, 1863. H. bill 3. To pro- 




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hibit dealing in the paper cur¬ 
rency of the enemy. 3 p. 166 

Dec. 24, 1863. H. bill. To establish 
a Bureau of Foreign Supplies. 3 
p. Va. S. L. 167 

Dec. 24, 1863. H. bill. To prevent 
the running of the blockade . . . 
4 p. Va. S. L. 168 

Dec. 28, 1863. Calendar. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 109 

Dec. 28, 1863. H. bill. To suppress 
abuses in the Quartermaster and 
Commissary Depts . . . 9 p. Va. 
C. L. Conf. Mus. 170 

Dec. 28, 1863. H. bill. To provide 
for wounded and disabled officers 
and soldiers an asylum to be call¬ 
ed “The Veteran Soldiers’ Home”. 
4 p. Va. S. L. 171 

Dec. 30, 1863. H. bill. To provide 
for the reduction of the currency. 
3 p. Va. S. L. 172 

Dec. 31, 1863. H. bill 92. Secret. 
To tax, fund and limit the currency. 
13 p. Va. S. L. 173 

Dec. 31, 1863. H. bill. Secret ses¬ 
sion. To tax, fund and limit the 
currency. 5 p. Va. S. L. 174 

Dec. 31, 1863. H. bill. Secret. To 
organize the Treasury note Bu¬ 
reau. 2 p. Va. S. L. 175 

Dec. 31, 1863. H. bill. Secret. To 
regulate the currency ... 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 176 

Dec. 31, 1863. H. bill. Secret. To 
levy additional taxes ... 6 p. 
Va. S. L. 177 

Jan. 4, 1864. H. bill. Repealing 
existing and regulating future ex¬ 
emptions from military service. 2 
p. Va. S. L. 178 

Jan. 5, 1864. H. bill. Secret. Amend¬ 
ment [in relation to taxation.] 4 
p. Va. S. L. 179 

Jan. 5, 1864. H. bill. To Increase the 
efficiency of the army by the em¬ 
ployment of . . . negroes ... in 


certain capacities. 3 p. Va. S. 

L. 180 

Jan. 6, 1864. H. bill. To provide 
for disabled officers ... 2 p 
Va. S. L. 181 

Jan. 8, 1864. H. bill. To provide 
additional compensation for the 
soldiers . . . 2 p. Va. S. L. 

182 

Jan. 8, 1864. H. bill. To increase 
the effective force of the provis¬ 
ional army . . . 3 p. Va. S. L. 

183 

Jan. 8, 1864. H. bill. Secret. To 
amend an act to lay taxes for the 
common defence . . . 30 p. Va. 
S. L. 184 

Jan. 9, 1864. H. bill. Secret. Fi¬ 
nance proposition. 3 p. Va. S. 
L. 185 

Jan. 9, 1864. H. bill. To make ad¬ 
ditional appropriations for the sup¬ 
port of the government . . . 11 p. 
Va. S. L. 186 

Jan. 9, 1864. H. resolution. Se¬ 
cret. Resolutions of instructions 
[concerning taxation.] 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 187 

Jan. 9, 1864. A bill to be entitled 
An act to make additional appro¬ 
priations for the support of the 
government of the Confederate 
States of America, for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1864. By 
Mr. Jones, from the committee of 
ways & means. 11 p. Conf. 
Mus. 188 

Jan. 11, 1864. Proposition of fi¬ 
nance. By Mr. Garnett. 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 189 

Jan. 12, 1864. Proposition of fi¬ 
nance. By Mr. Smith of Alabama. 

2 p. Va. S. L. 190 

Jan. 12, 1864. H. bill. To provide 
for the payment for horses . . . 
2 p. Va. S. L. 191 

Jan. 12, 1864. H. bill. Substitute. 
To provide for the payment for 
horses . . . 1 p. Va. S. L. 192 



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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


Jan. 15, 1864. H. bill. Secret. To 
regulate tbe currency. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 193 

Jan. 18, 1864. H. till. Extending 
the privilege of purchasing cloth¬ 
ing at government cost . . . 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 194 

Jan. 18, 1864. H. bill. To author¬ 
ize payments for property destroy¬ 
ed ... 1 p. Va. S. L. 195 

Jan. 26, 1864. H. bill. To author¬ 
ize the impressment of meat . . . 
3 p. Va. S. L. 196 

Jan. 28, 1864. H. bill. Amendatory 
to An act to put an end to the 
exemption from military service of 
those who have heretofore fur¬ 
nished substitutes 2 p. Va. S. 
L. 197 

Jan. 28, 1864. H. bill. Supplement¬ 
al to the several acts relating to 
military courts. 3 p. Va. S. 
L. 198 

Jan. 29, 1864. Secret. Amendment 
to bill to organize forces to serve 
during the war. 4 p. Va. S. L. 

199 

Jan. 29, 1864. H. bill. To estab¬ 
lish a Department of Inspection 
and Censorship. 3 p. Va. S. L. 

200 

Feb. 9, 1864. H. bill. To provide 
for the auditing and payment of 
certain claims ... 4 p. Va. 
S. L. 201 

Feb. 10, 1864. H. bill. To facili¬ 
tate the settlement of claims of 
deceased officers and soldiers, pp. 
3-8 in Report of committee on de¬ 
ceased soldiers’ claims of above 
date. Va. S. L. 202 

Feb. 10, 1864. H. bill 366. To pro¬ 
vide means to carry on the gov¬ 
ernment. 3 p. Va. S. L. 203 

Feb. 12, 1864. H. bill. Supplement¬ 
al to the several acts in relation 
to public printing. 2 p. Va. S. 
L. 204 

Feb. 15, 1864. Joint resolutions in 


reference to the treatment of col¬ 
ored troops. 3 p. Va. S. L. 

205 

May 3, 1864. IT. bill 7. To amend 
an act ... to lay additional 
taxes . . . 4 p. Va. S. L. 206 

May 3, 1864. H. bill 9. To organize 
a corps of scouts . . . Trans- 
Mississippi Dept. 2 p. Va. S. L. 

207 

May 3, 1864. H. bill 10. To amend 
An act ... to allow commissioned 
officers . . . rations ... 1 p. 

Va. S. L. 208 

May 3, 1864. H. bill 11. To pro¬ 
vide for the settlement of claims 
... in the Trans-Mississippi 
Dept. 2 p. Va. S. L. 209 

May 3, 1864. H. bill 18. To levy 
additional taxes . . . 5 p. Va. 
S. L. 210 

May 3, 1864. Perkins of La. Re¬ 
marks in the House [on resolu¬ 
tions of confidence in the Confed¬ 
erate cause and its leaders pass¬ 
ed by the La. Legislature and 
sent to Congress.] 7 p. Va. S. L. 

211 

May 4, 1864. H. bill 26. To pro¬ 
vide a fund . . . for the relief of 
disabled soldiers and seamen . . . 
2 p. Va. S. L. 212 

May 4, 1864. H. bill 28. To es¬ 
tablish a Bureau of Foreign Sup¬ 
plies . . . 6 p. Va. S. L. 213 

May 4, 1864. H. bill 33. To pro¬ 
vide means for the needful ex¬ 
penditures of the government 
without increasing the amount of 
Treasury notes. 2 p. Va. S. L. 

214 

May 6, 1864. H. bill 44. To estab¬ 
lish the Court for the Investiga¬ 
tion of Claims against the Gov¬ 
ernment ... 9 p. Va. S. L. 

215 

May 6, 1864. H. bill 48. To amend 
an act entitled An act to regulate 
impressments . . . 2 p. Va. S. L. 

216 




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May 6, 1864. H. bill 49. To in¬ 
crease the efficiency of the army 
by the employment of free ne¬ 
groes and slaves in certain capaci¬ 
ties . . . 2 p. Va. S. L. 217 

May 9, 1864. H. bill 61. To in¬ 
crease the pay of non-commission¬ 
ed officers and privates ... 1 p. 

Va. S. L. 218 

May 12, 1864. H. till 82. To pro¬ 
vide for the appointment of com¬ 
missioners in the several states 
of the Confederacy ... 7 p. 
Va. S. L. 219 

May 15, 1864. H. bill 102. To 
provide for the safe custody, pub¬ 
lication and distribution of the 
laws . . . 4 p. Va. S. L. 220 

May 16, 1864. H. bill 93. For the 
organization of the Bureau of 
Conscription . . . 3 p. Va. S. L. 

221 

May 17, 1864. Amendments to the 
rules of the House. 5 p. Va. 
S. L. 222 

May 23, 1864. H. bill 105. To sus¬ 
pend the collection of the tax in 
kind in certain cases. 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 223 

May 23, 1864. H. bill 107. To 
amend the tax laws. 6 p. Va. 
S. L. 22* 

May 23, 1864. H. bill 108. To 
amend the laws relating to the 
tax in kind. 2 p. Va. S. L. 225 

May 26, 1864. H. bill 120. To com¬ 
pensate Charles E. Stuart, Israel C. 
Owings, and J. H. Taylor for the 
use of an improvement in instru¬ 
ments for sighting cannon. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 226 

May 26, 1864. Resolution of House 
requiring the settlement of the ac¬ 
counts of the Post Office Depart¬ 
ment prior to July 1, 1863. 2 p. 


Va. S. L. 227 

May 26, 1864. H. bill 121. To pro¬ 
vide for the settlement of certain 
matters ... 'by Payne & Co. in 
the State of Texas. 4 p. Va. S. 
L. 228 


May 26, 1864. H. bill 122. To 
amend the army regulations with 
respect to gaming . . . 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 229 

May 26, 1864. H. till 123. Making 
appropriations for the support of 
the government ... 12 p. Va. 
S. L. 230 

May 26, 1864. H. bill 124. Making 
appropriations for the postal ser¬ 
vice . . . 2 p. Va. S. L. 231 

May 27, 1864. Resolutions declar¬ 
ing the supremacy of the ■ civil 
over the military law. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 232 

May 27, 1864. Resolution of the 
House [suggesting the removal of 
the present Secretary of the Treas¬ 
ury]. 2 p. Va. S. L. 233 

June 3, 1864. H. bill 148. To raise 
money to increase the pay of sol¬ 
diers. 1 p. Va. S. L. 234 

June 7, 1864. Mr. Simpson’s amend¬ 
ment to impressment bill. 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 235 

[June 14, 1864.] To be offered a3 
a substitute for the bill reported 
by the committee on military af¬ 
fairs to consolidate companies, 
battalions, regiments & brigades. 
3 p. Va. S. L. 236 

Nov. 9, 1864. H. bill 183. To com 
solidate the public debt. 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 237 

Nov. 9, 1864. H. bill 184. To pro¬ 
vide means to carry on the war. 
3 p. Va. S. L. 238 

Nov. 10, 1864. Chambers, H. C. 
Speech on the policy of employ¬ 
ing negro troops. 7 p. Va. S. L. 

239 

Nov. 10, 1864, Dec. 8, 1864, House. 
Dec. 9, 1864, Senate. A bill to 
suspend the privilege of writ of 
habeas corpus, in certain cases, 
for a limited time. 6 p. Conf. 
Mus. 240 

Nov. 14, 1864. H. bill 191. To fa¬ 
cilitate the settlement of claims 




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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


of deceased officers and soldiers. 
4 p. Va. S. L. 241 

Nov. 15, 1864. H. bill 203. To pro¬ 
tect the Confederate States against 
frauds . . . 8 p. Va. S. L. 242 

Nov. 18, 1864. H. bill 214, To de¬ 
fine and punish conspiracy against 
the Confederate States. 3 p. 
Va. S. L. 243 

Nov. 18, '64, Nov. 22, 1864, House. 
Nov. 30, 1864, Senate. A bill to 
define and punish conspiracy 
against the Confederate States. 3 
p. Conf. Mus. 244 

Nov. 23, 1864. H. bill 224. To pun¬ 
ish certain frauds on the Confed¬ 
erate government . . . 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 245 

Nov. 25, 1864. H. bill 229. To pro¬ 
vide more effectually for the re¬ 
duction and redemption of the 
currency. 4 p. Va. S. L. 246 

Nov. 26, 1864. H. bill 230. To pro¬ 
vide revenue from commodities 
imported from foreign countries. 


2 p. Va. S. L. 247 

Nov. 26, 1864. H. till 231. To ex¬ 
empt from taxation loans made on 
hypothecation of non-taxable 
bonds. 1 p. Va. S. L. 248 

Nov. 26, 1864. H. bill 232. To ex¬ 


empt from taxation the capital of 
bonds and certificates issued by 
the Confederate States. 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 249 

Nov. 28, 1864. H. bill 233. To con¬ 
solidate and amend the laws re¬ 
lative to impressments. 8 p. Va. 
S. L. 250 

Nov. 29, 1864. H. bill 239. To or¬ 
ganize the Supreme Court. 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 251 

Nov. 30, 1864. H. bill 240. Secret 
session. To provide for the es¬ 
tablishment of a Bureau of Special 
and Secret Service. 8 p. Va. 
S. L. 252 

Dec. 1, 1864. H. bill 242. To pro¬ 
vide for sequestrating the prop¬ 


erty of persons liable to military 
service who have departed . . . 
without permission. 3 p. 253 

Dec. 10, 1864. H. bill 269. To or¬ 
ganize forces to serve during the 
war. 7 p. Va. S. L. 254 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. till 273. To au¬ 
thorize the consolidation of com¬ 
panies, battalions and regiments. 
4 p. 255 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. bill 274. To in¬ 
crease the pay of marines ... 1 
p. Va. S. L. 256 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. bill 275. To au¬ 
thorize the employment of in¬ 
structors for the acting midship¬ 
men ... 1 p. Va. S. L. 257 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. bill 276. Making 
an ^appropriation to erect addi¬ 
tional quarters for acting midship¬ 
men at Drewry’s Bluff. 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 258 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. bill 277. Mak¬ 

ing an appropriation for the re¬ 
moval of the naval rope walk and 
erection of the same. 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 259 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. bill 278. To in¬ 

crease the number of acting mid¬ 
shipmen ... 1 p. Va. S. L. 

260 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. bill 279. To pro¬ 
vide for the transfer of certain 
mechanics . . . from the army to 
the navy. 1 p. Va. S. L. 261 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. bill 280. To im¬ 
pose a duty on tobacco, and an 
additional duty on cotton exported 
from the Confederate States. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 262 

Dec. 13, 1864. H. till 282. For the 
prevention of frauds on the rev¬ 
enues of the Post Office Depart¬ 
ment . . . 6 p. Va. 'S. L. 263 

Dec. 14, 1864. Substitute for the 
bill to provide more effectually 
for the reduction and redemption 
of the currency. 4 p. Va, S. L. 

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Dec. 14, 1864. Amendment to the 
bill to provide more effectually for 
the reduction and redemption of 
the currency. 2 p. Va. S. L. 265 

Dec. 16, 1864. H. resolution. Re¬ 
lating to the war and negotiations 
for peace. 2 p. Va. S. L. 266 

Dec. 16, 1864. H. resolution. Ten¬ 
dering negotiations for peace . . 

1 p. Va. S. L. 267 

Dec. 19, 1864. H. resolution. [Stat¬ 
ing that it is useless to make 
farther direct overtures of peace.] 
1 p. Va. S. L. 268 

Dec. 19, 1864. Amendment to bill 
to authorize the consolidation of 
companies, battalions and regi¬ 
ments. 1 p. Va. S. L. 269 

Dec. 20, 1864. H. bill. More ef¬ 
fectually to provide for the reduc¬ 
tion and redemption of the cur¬ 


rency. 2 p. Va. S. L. 270 

Dec. 24, 1864. H bill 285. To lay 
a tax for revenue ... 6 p. 

Va. S. L. 271 

Dec. 24, 1864. H. bill 286. To revy 

and collect taxes . . . 6 p. Va. 
S. L. 272 


Dec. 24, 1864. H. bill 287. [Con¬ 
cerning the expenditures of Ten¬ 
nessee previous to the transfer of 
her army to the Confederate gov¬ 
ernment.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 273 

Dec. 24, 1864. H. bill 288. Au¬ 
thorizing the promotion of officers 
. . . 1 p. Va. S. L. 274 

Dec. 29, 1864. S. engrossed bill 121. 
Declaring the mode of ascertain¬ 
ing the value of the tithe deliver¬ 
able to the government . . . 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 275 

Dec. 29, 1864. H. bill 303. For the 
further organization of the field 
artillery ... 2 p. Va. S. L. 

276 

Dec. 29, 1864. H. bill 304. To in¬ 
crease the efficiency of the cav¬ 
alry ... 2 p. Va. S. L. 277 


Dec. 29, 1864. H. bill 307. Au¬ 
thorizing the Secretary of the 
Treasury to borrow specie . . . 
4 p. Va. S. L. 278 

Dec. 30, 1864. Amendments to the 
bill to authorize the consolida¬ 
tion of companies, battalions and 
regiments. 3 p. Va. S. L. 279 

Dec. 30, 1864. H. bill 311. To pro¬ 
vide additional clothing and priv¬ 
ileges to troops in the field. 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 280 

Dec. 31, 1864. Substitute for H. 
bill 203. To protect the Confed¬ 
erate States against frauds . . . 

8 p. Va. S. L. 281 

Jan. 2, 1865. Amendment to sec¬ 
tion 3 of the bill to authorize the 
consolidation of companies, bat¬ 
talions and regiments. 2 p. Va. 

S. L. 282 

Jan. 3, 1865. H. bill 319. More 
effectually to prevent and punish 
absenteeism and desertion in the 
army. 2 p. Va. S. L. 283 

Jan. 3, 1865. H. bill 320. To ex¬ 
change the mode of filling vacan¬ 
cies among commissioned officers 
. . . 2 p. Va. S. L. 284 

Jan. 5, 1865. H. bill 322. Repeal¬ 
ing certain abatements from the 
property tax . . . 1 p. Va. S. L. 

285 

Jan. 5, 1865. H. bill 323. To pro¬ 
vide payment for horses killed or 
lost in the service of the Confed¬ 
erate States. 2 p. Va. S. L. 

286 

Jan. 10, 1865. H. bill 325. To 

make appropriations for the sup¬ 
port of the government ... 12 

p. Va. S. L. 287 

Jan. 10, 1865. H. bill 326. To 

regulate the business of conscrip¬ 
tion. 4 p. Va. S. L. 288 

Jan. 10, 1865. A bill to be entitled 
An act to make appropriation for 
the support of the government of 
the Confederate States of Amer- 



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ica, from the first day of Jan. to 
the 30th day of June, 1865. By 
Mr. Lyon, committee of ways and 
means. 12 p. Conf. Mus. 289 

Jan. 10, 1865. Bill [recommended 
by minority] to provide for the 
more efficient execution of con¬ 
scription, and for the arrest of 
deserters ... 4 p. Ya. S. L. 

290 

Jan. 18, 1865. H. bill 337. Secret. 
To be entitled An act to levy ad¬ 
ditional taxes for the year 1865 
for the support of the government. 
4 p. Va. S. L. 291 

Jan 20, 1865. H. bill 338. Secret. 
To be entitled An act to levy and 
collect taxes . . . for the year 
1865, and to repeal certain tax 
laws. 8 p. Ya. S. L. 292 

Jan. 20, 1865. H. bill 341. Re¬ 
quiring suit to be brought against 
persons connected with the Cot 
ton Bureau and Cotton Office in 
Texas. 3 p. Va. S. L. 293 

Jan. 20, 1865. H. bill 342. To be 
entitled An act providing for the 
auditing and payment of properly 
authenticated claims. 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 294 

Jan. 20, 1865. H. bill 343. To be 
entitled An act providing for the 
auditing and payment of properly 
authenticated claims against the 
Cotton Bureau in the Trans- 
Mississippi Department. 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 295 

Jan. 20, 1865. H. bill 344. To be 
entitled An act to provide for au¬ 
diting and paying for horses and 
equipments taken from dismount¬ 
ed cavalrymen for the use of the 
government. 1 p. Va. S. L. 

296 

Jan. 24, 1865. H. resolution. Se¬ 
cret. [Providing for payment of 
government liabilities in Treasury 
notes of present issue; doubling 
amounts of taxes in kind; seizing 
cotton not owned by citizens or 
neutral countries; issuing revenue 
bills and prescribing how they may 
be used.] 3 p. Va. S. L. 297 


Jan. 24, 1865. H. engrossed bill 
350. To diminish the number of 
exemptions and details. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 298 

Jan. 30, 1865. H. bill 361. Secret. 
To provide for the establishment 
of a Bureau for Special and Se¬ 
cret Service. 8 p. Va. S. L. 

299 

Jan. 30, 1865. H. bill 362. Secret. 
To be entitled An act to provide 
means to carry on the war. 7 p. 
Va. S. L. 300 

Feb. 1, 1865. Amendments propos¬ 
ed by the House to Senate bill no. 
129 to provide for the employment 
of . . . negroes ... to work up¬ 
on fortifications ... 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 301 

Feb. 2, 1865. H. [Resolution.] Se¬ 
cret. [Concerning new issue of 
Treasury notes.] 1 p. Va. S. L. 

302 

Feb. 10, 1865. H. bill 367. To be 
entitled An act to increase the mil¬ 
itary force of the Confederate 
States. 2 p. Va. S. L. 303 

Feb. 14, 1865. H. bill 370. To 
amend an act to organize forces 
to serve during the war. 3 p. 
Va. S L. 304 

Feb. 14, 1865. Amendment to the 
negro soldier bill. 1 p. Va. S. L. 

305 

Feb. 15, 1865. Amendments pro¬ 
posed by the House to Senate bill 
84 to regulate . . . the compensa¬ 
tion of . . . employees ... in 
the city of Richmond. 5 p. Va. 

S. L. 306 

Feb. 16, 1865. H. bill. Making ap¬ 
propriations . . . 1 p. Va. S. L. 

307 

Feb. 17, 1865. H. bill 378. To pro¬ 
vide for the immediate payment of 
arrears due to the army and navy. 
1 p. Va. S. L. 308 

Feb. 17, 1865. H. bill 379. To be 
entitled an act to provide means 
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carry on the war. 10 p. Va. S. 
L - 309 

Fob. 17, 1865. H. bill 379. To 
levy additional taxes for the year 
1865 for the support of the gov¬ 
ernment. 10 p. Va. S. L. 310 

Feb. 23, 1865. H. bill. To increase 
the efficiency of the cavalry of the 
Confederate States. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 311 

Feb. 24, 1865. H. hill 385. A bill 
making additional appropriations 
for the support of 'he government. 
2 p. Va. S. L. 312 

Feb. 24, 1865. H. bill 386. A bill 
making further regulations for the 
taxation of banks and bank notes, 
and for the confiscation of such 
notes held by alien enemies. 6 
p. Va. S. L. 313 

Feb. 25, 1865. H. bill 391. To pro¬ 
vide means to pay the army and 
navy, and carry on the war. 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 314 

March 4, 1865. H. resolution. In 
favor of privates, non-commission¬ 
ed officers and officers of the line. 
1 p. Conf. Mus. 315 

March 4, 1865. H. resolution. In 

favor of abolishing provost guards. 

1 p. Conf. Mus. 310 


Amendment by Mr. Simpson to House 
till to provide more effectually for 
the reduction and redemption of 
the currency, [no date.] 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 317 


Amendment to Senate bill no. 129, 
to provide for the employment of 
free negroes and slaves to work 
upon fortifications . . . [no date.] 
2 p. Va. S. L. 318 

H. 379. An act to levy additional 
taxes [amending an act of Feb. 
17, 1864.] [no date.] 8 p. Va. 
S. L. 319 

Remarks of Hon. John Perkins of 
Louisiana, on presenting from the 
committee on foreign affairs, reso¬ 
lutions in regard to the negotia¬ 
tions for peace, [no date.] 8 p. 
Conf. Mus. 320 

Secret. Mr. Chilton’s amendments 
to the bill of the committee [in 
relation to the funding of Treas¬ 
ury notes.] [no date.] 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 321 

Secret. Substitute by Mr. Lyons of 
Va. for instructions proposed by 
Mr. Lyon of Alabama [concerning 
finances.] [no date.] 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 322 


CONGRESS. 

Joint Resolutions, and Bills. 

Note:—A few bills contain no statement as to the house in which they were 
introduced. These bills have been included under this heading. 


Oct. 11 , 1862. An act to further 
provide for the public defence. 8 

p. Conf. Mus. 324 

Dec. 24, 1863. Joint resolution for 

the relief of Major W. F. Haines. 
1 p. Va. S. L. 325 

Feb. 17, 1864. An act to reduce trie 
currency and to authorize a new 
issue of notes and bonds. 4 p. 
Conf. Mus. 326 

Feb. 23, 1865. A bill to increase the 
efficiency of the cavalry of the 


Confederate States. 2 p. Conf. 
Mus. 327 

Feb 20, 1865. Joint resolutions ex¬ 
pressing the sense of Congress on 
the subject of the late Peace Com¬ 
mission. 4 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 328 


An act to diminish the number of ex¬ 
emptions and details [subsequent 
to and amending an act of Feb. 
17, 1864.] [no date.] Va. S. L. 

329 





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An act to authorize the consolida¬ 
tion of companies, battalions and 
regiments, [no date.] 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 330 

To facilitate the detection of frauds 
by the disbursing officers of the 
government ... [no date.] 3 d. 
Va. S. L. 331 

To increase the efficiency of the cav¬ 
alry of the Confederate States, [no 
date.] 4 p. Va. S. L. 332 

Jan. 11, 1865. Resolutions [express¬ 


ing a determination to continue 
the war.] x p. Va. S. L. 333 

An act to diminish the number of 
exemptions and details, [no date.] 
1 p. Conf. Mus. 334 

A till relating to the receiving of 
deposits by insolvent bankers, 
brokers, or an officer of a bank. 
Referred io committee on finance 
and banks, [no date.] 2 p. Conf. 
Mus. 335 

Appropriation bill [no date.] Conf. 
Mus. 336 


RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS RECEIVED IN SENATE AND HOUSE. 


Aug. 8 , 1862. Petition of certain 
non-conscripts presented to the 
Confederate States Congress [con¬ 
cerning general order no. 4 6 of 
the Adjutant General.] 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 337 

Feb. 17, 1863. Resolutions vindi¬ 
cating the loyalty of the State of 
North Carolina. 1 p. Va. S. L. 

338 

Jan. 11 , 1864. Resolutions of State 
of Georgia expressive of determi¬ 
nation of Georgia to prosecute the 
present war with the utmost vigor 
and energy. 2 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 339 

Jan. 26, 1864. Resolutions of 154th 
senior Tennessee Regiment [ten¬ 
dering their services for as long as 
needed.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 340 

Feb. 3, 1864. [Resolutions of Co. B 
20th Artillery Battalion Alabama 
Volunteers, re-enlisting for the 
war . . . ] 1 p. Va. S. L. 341 

May 4, 1864. Resolutions of the 
State of Texas [expressing confi¬ 
dence in President Davis.] 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 342 

May 13, 1864. Resolution of Mis¬ 
sissippi asking the passage of a law 
[exempting certain persons from 
taxation.] 1 p. Va. S. L. 343 

May 13, 1864. Resolutions of Mis¬ 
sissippi in relation to . . . sus¬ 


pending the writ of habeas corpus. 
2 p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 344 

May 13, 1864. Resolution of Mis¬ 
sissippi [asking the reduction of a 
tax, and to extend the time for 
payment of same.] 1 p. Va. S. 
L. 345 

May 19, 1864. Resolution of Vir* 
ginia asserting the jurisdiction and 
sovereignty of that state over her 
ancient boundaries. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 346 

May 24, 1864. Resolution of Louis¬ 
iana relative to claims against the 
Confederate government. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. 347 

May 24, 1864. Resolutions of Louis¬ 
iana in relation to the further 
prosecution of the war. 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 348 

June 8 , 1864. Resolutions of North 
Carolina concerning certain acts 
of the late Congress of the Con¬ 
federate States. 2 p. Va. S. L. 

349 

Nov. 7, 1864. Letter from the Gov- 
ernnor of Virginia communicating 
a series of resolutions passed at 
a meeting of the Governors of the 
States of Virginia, North Carolina, 
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, 
and Mississippi, held in Augusta, 
Ga. Oct. 17, 1864. 3 p. Va. 

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Dec. 24, 1864. House. Resolutions 
(Joint) of the General Assembly 
of the State of Alabama, in rela¬ 
tion to impressments and the 
schedule of prices fixed by Confed¬ 
erate commissioners. 1 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 351 

Jan. 9, 1865. Resolution of the Gen¬ 
eral Assembly of Florida of con¬ 
fidence in and thanks to Presi¬ 
dent Jefferson Davis. 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 352 

Jan. 19, 1865. Resolutions of the 
State of Texas, concerning peace, 
reconstruction, and independence. 
3 p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 353 

Jan. 21, 1865. Resolution of North 
Carolina Legislature in relation 
to the pay of disabled soldiers. 1 
p. Va. S. L. 354 

Jan. 21, 1865. Resolution of North 
Carolina Legislature in relation to 
the expenses of the state incurred 
in the execution of the conscrip¬ 
tion laws. 1 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 355 

Jan. 21, 1865. Resolution of North 
Carolina Legislature in relation to 
brigading certain North Carolina 
regiments. 1 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 356 

Jan. 24, 1865. Resolutions of the 

Texas Brigade [concerning the con¬ 
dition of the country and the con¬ 
tinuance of the war.] 2 p. Va. 
S. L. Conf. Mus. 357 

Jan. 25, 1865. Resolutions passed 

at a meeting of the 9th Virginia 
Infantry [expressing the de¬ 
termination to continue the war.] 
2 p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 358 

Jan. 26, 1865. Resolutions passed 

by 14th regiment Virginia Infan¬ 

try. In relation to the condition 
of the country and the conduct of 
the war. 2 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 350 

Jan. 27, 1865. Resolution of General 
Assembly of Va. in relation to the 
exemption from taxation of cer¬ 
tain property by the Confederate 
government. 1 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 360 


Jan. 30, 1865. Resolutions of 57th 
Virginia regiment [concerning the 
condition of the country and con¬ 
tinuance of the war.] 2 p. Va. 
S. L. Conf. Mus. 361 

Feb. 1, 1865. Resolutions of Wise’s 
brigade [concerning the condition 
of the country and continuance of 
the war.] 3 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 362 

Feb. 6, 1865. Resolutions of Hum¬ 
phrey’s Mississippi Brigade, Army 
of Northern Virginia [concerning 
the condition of the country and 
the continuance of the war.] 1 p. 
Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 363 

Feb. 6, 1865. Resolutions of Com¬ 
panies “H”, “I” and “K” 13tn 
Virginia Infantry [concerning the 
condition of the country and the 
continuance of the war.] 2 p. 
Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 364 

Feb. 6, 1865. Resolutions of Brat¬ 
ton’s Brigade, South Carolina Vol¬ 
unteers [concerning the condition 
of the country and continuance of 
the war.] 3 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 365 

Feb. 6, 1865. Resolutions of Mc¬ 
Gowan’s Brigade, South Carolina 
[concerning the condition of the 
country and the continuance of the 
war.] 1 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 

Mus. 366 

Feb. 6, 1865. Resolutions of Staun¬ 
ton Artillery [concerning the con¬ 
dition of the country and the con¬ 
tinuance of the war.] 1 p. Va. 
S. L. Conf. Mus. 367 

Feb. 10, 1865. A message from the 
army of the Valley of Virginia [ex¬ 
pressive of determination to con¬ 
tinue the war until independence 
is achieved.] 1 p. Va. S. L. 368 

Feb. 11, 1865. Resolutions of Lewis’s 
Brigade at Green's Cut, Ga. [con¬ 
cerning the continuance of the 
war.] 2 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 369 

Feb. 16, 1865. Resolutions adopted 
by a meeting of the people of 
Powhatan [pledging themselves to 



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a continued prosecution of the 
war.] 1 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 370 

Feb. 25, 1865. Resolution of General 
Assembly of Virginia in relation 
to the Confederate States impress¬ 
ment laws. 1 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 371 

Feb. 27, 1865. Resolution of Ken¬ 
tucky soldiers at Camp Lee near 
Richmond in relation to prosecu¬ 
tion of the war and placing ne¬ 
groes in the army as soldiers [ap¬ 
proving both.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 

372 

Feb. 28, 1865. Resolution of Duke’s 
Kentucky Cavalry in relation to 
the prosecution of the war. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 373 

March 4, 1865. Resolution of North 
Carolina Legislature in relation to 
allowing transportation to officers 
. . . and privates. 1 p. Va. S. 
L. Conf. Mus. 374 


March 4, 1865. Resolutions [adopt¬ 
ed by the State of North Carolina] 
against the policy of arming slaves. 
1 p. Va. S. L. 375 

March 4, 1865. Resolution [adopt¬ 
ed by the State of North Caro¬ 
lina] in favor of privates, non 
commissioned officers and officers 
of the line. 1 p. Va. S. L. 370 

March 4, 1865. Resolution [adopt¬ 
ed by the State of North Carolina] 
in favor of abolishing provost 
guards. 1 p. Va. S. L. 377 

March 7, 1865. Resolution adopted 
by Sturdivant’s Artillery Battalion, 
Army Northern Virginia, expres¬ 
sive of their determination to con¬ 
tinue their efforts for independ¬ 
ence. 1 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 378 

Resolutions of Forsberg’s Brigade, 
Wharton’s Division [protesting 
against peace.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 379 


SENATE AND HOUSE. 


1862. Report of evidence taken before 
a joint special committee of both 
houses of the Confederate Con¬ 
gress, to investigate the affairs of 
the Navy Department. P. Kean, 
reporter. Richmond, Va., Geo. P. 
Evans & co., printers, “Whig” 
building. [1862.] 472 p. Va. S. 
L. 380 

1862. House. Report of the Roanoke 

Island investigation committee. 14 
p. 381 

Dec. 29, 1863. Report of commit¬ 
tee on claims in the case of Mary 
Clark [who asks for compensa¬ 
tion for a slave dying in the ser¬ 
vice of the Confederacy.] 4 p. Va 
S. L. 382 

1863. Evidence taken before the com¬ 

mittee of the House of Representa¬ 
tives, appointed to enquire into 
the treatment of prisoners at Cas¬ 
tle Thunder. [1863.] n. t. p. 58 
p. Va. S. L. 383 


Reports. 

[Jan. (?) 1864] Report of the com¬ 
mittee on salt supply. 11 p. Va. 
S. L. 384 

Jan. 25, 1864. House. Report of 
the special committee of the House 
on the charge of corruption made 
in the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 
7, 1864. 1 p. Va. S. L. 384a 

Feb. 9, 1864. Report of the com¬ 
mittee on claims. 7 p. Va. S. L. 

385 

Feb. 10, 1864. Report of commit¬ 
tee on deceased soldiers’ claims. 
2 p. Va. S. L. 380 

Feb. 10, 1864. House. Committee 
on deceased soldiers’ claims. Re¬ 
port. 8 p. Conf. Mus. 387 

Feb. 13, 1864. House. Report of 
the committee on Quartermaster 
and Commissary Departments. 3 
p. Va. S. L. 388 






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May 14, 1864. Report of the com¬ 
mittee on claims on memorial and 
accompanying papers of Major 
Gaspar Tochman. 39 p. Va. S. 
L. 389 

May 21, 1864. House. Report of 
the committee on the judiciary up¬ 
on the suspension of the habeas 
corpus. 10 p. Va. S. L. 390 

May 23, 1864. House. Minority re¬ 
port of the committee of ways and 
means on the tax bill. 4 p. Va. 
S. L. 391 

May 25, 1864. House. Committee 
on the judiciary. Report by Mr. 
Russell. 10 p. Conf. Mus. 392 

May 28, 1864. House. Minority 

report of the committee on the 
judiciary on the suspension of the 
habeas corpus. 17 p. Va. S. L. 

393 

1865. Minority report [of R. B. Hil¬ 
ton, being] a bill to levy addi¬ 
tional taxes for the year 1865. 6 

p. Va. S. L. 394 

Feb. 10, 1865. Senate. Report of 
committee on claims on the bill 
for the relief of Major D. W. 

Hinkle, quartermaster of Finne¬ 

gan's and Perry’s Brigades. 1 p. 
Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 395 

Feb. 11, 1865. House. Special com¬ 
mittee on the pay and clothing of 
the army. Report. 5 p. Conf. 
Mus. 396 

May 28, 1864. House. Minority 

report [concerning the placing of 
slaves in the army as soldiers.] 
1 p. Va. S. L. 397 

Feb. 28, 1865. Senate. Report of 
minority of committee on finance 
on the bill to levy additional taxes 
for 1865 ... 18 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 398 

March 3, 1865. Report of the joint 
select committee appointed to in¬ 
vestigate the condition and treat¬ 
ment of prisoners of war. 17 p. 
Va. S. L. 399 

March 16, 1865. Senate. Select 


committee to whom was referred 
that portion of the message of the 
President of the C. S., of the 13th 
instant, relating to the action of 
Congress during the present ses¬ 
sion. Report. 8 p. Conf. Mus. 

400 

March 16, 1865. House. Commit¬ 

tee on military affairs. Report. 

4 p. Conf. Mus. 401 

Report from the joint select commit¬ 
tee to investigate the management 
of the Navy Department, [no date.] 
7 p. Va. S. L. 402 

Report of the special committee to 

inquire into certain outrages of the 
enemy, [no date.] 3 p. Va. S. 
L. 403 

House. Report of the committee on 
rules, [no date.] 3 p. Va. S. 

L. 404 

Minority report on the till to increase 
the military force of the Confed¬ 
erate States [by admitting negro 
soldiers into the ranks.] [no date.] 

5 p. Va. S. L. 405 

Report of the committee on quarter¬ 
masters and commissaries on the 
subject of tobacco rations for the 
army, [no date.] 2 p. Va. S. 

L. 406 

House. [?] Committee on the judi¬ 
ciary, upon martial law. Report, 
[no date.] 6 p. Conf. Mus. 407 

House. Committee on Hospitals. Re¬ 
port. [no date.] 4 p. Conf. Mus. 

408 

House. Committee on foreign af¬ 
fairs. Report (minority.) [no 
date.] 3 p. Conf. Mus. 409 

House. Committee on foreign rela¬ 
tions. Report, [no date.] 3 p. 
Conf. Mus. 410 

House. Committee on the judiciary. 
Report, [no date.] 4 p. Conf. 
Mus. 411 

House. Committee on rules. Re¬ 
port. [no date.] 3 p. Conf. Mus. 

412 



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House. Committee on the bill to in¬ 
crease the military force of the 
Confederate States. Minority re¬ 
port. [no date.] 5 p. Conf. Mus. 

413 


Report of the committee on finance 
on the Bill (H. R. 18) to lay taxes 
for the common defence, and carry 
on the government of the Confed¬ 
erate States, [no date.] 14 p. 
Conf. Mus. 414 


TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 


July 29, 1861. Special report [of 
Treasury Department.] 6 p. Va. 
S. L. 415 

Feb. 6 , 1862. [Transmitting an 

estimate from the Treasury of an 
appropriation required for the re¬ 
demption of such Treasury notes 
as have been, or may be, rendered 
unfit for circulation by the hold¬ 
ers.] 2 p. Conf. Mus. 41 (i 

Jan. 23, 1863. Communication [from 
the Treasurer submitting a state¬ 
ment in regard to the amount of 
Treasury notes of each class and 
description, and also the amount 
of bonds of the C. S. bearing 8 
per cent interest, issued and out¬ 
standing on the 13th day of Oc¬ 
tober last, and on the first day of 
each month thereafter; also the 
amount of each class of Treasury 
notes and bonds, issued during 
each of the said months.] 6 p. 
Conf. Mus. 417 

April 1, 1863. Interrogatories to 
commission merchants and auc¬ 
tioneers [to enable the Auditor to 
make assessment of tax.] 3 leaf¬ 
lets. Va. S. L. 418 

May 15, 1863. Instructions for the 
collectors of taxes. 15 p. 418a 

July 20, 1863. Regulations for the 
settlement of accounts for salaries, 
commissions and expenses inci¬ 
dental to the execution of the acts 
of Congress of the Confederate 
States, for the laying assessment, 
and collection of taxes. 3 p. 41Sb 

August 24, 1863. Regulations in ref¬ 
erence to the paying over of monies 
by district collectors of Confed¬ 
erate taxes. 1 p. 418c 

August 25, 1863. Regulations in 
reference to defaulters under sec¬ 


tions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the tax act. 

1 p. 418d 

Sep. 3, 1863. Supplemental instruc¬ 
tions for collectors and assessors 
of taxes. 6 p. Va. S. L. 419 

Sep. 12, 1863. Regulations for re¬ 
funding to tax-payers moneys 
wrongfully collected. 1 p. 419a 

Jan. 1, 1864. Regulations in regard 
to certificates for prepayment of 
taxes. 1 p. 419b 

Jan. 9, 1864. [Communication from 
the Secretary of the Treasury to 
the Commissioner of Taxes con¬ 
cerning the appeal of the Bank of 
Mobile and the protest of certain 
banks in South Carolina and 
Georgia in relation to the tax act.] 
4 p. 419c 

Jan. 25, 1864. [Instructions in 

reference to income tax.] 2 p. 

419d 

Jan. 29, 1864. Regulations as to 
cases wherein the tax on moneys 
on hand or on deposit is claimed 
to have been erroneously paid. 
1 P- 419e 

Feb. 4, 1864. Communication from 
the Secretary of th e Treasury [en¬ 
closing report of Commissioner of 
Taxes.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 420 

Feb. 4, 1864. Communication from 
the Secretary of the Treasury [con¬ 
cerning the amount of taxes col¬ 
lected in Richmond, Augusta and 
Mobile.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 421 

March 1 , 1864. Additional instruc¬ 
tions to collectors and assessors of 
Confederate taxes. 9 p. 421a 

March 23, 1864. Additional instruc¬ 
tions to Confederate tax officers. 

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April 30, 1864. [Regulations in re¬ 
lation to the receipt of four per 
cent, bonds and certificates offered 
in payment for taxes.] 1 p. 421c 

May 2, 1864. Report [from the 
Treasurer of the condition of this 
department on the 1st of April, 
1864.] 80 p. Conf. Mus. 422 

May 9, 1864. Instructions in refer¬ 
ence to the assessment and collec¬ 
tion of the additional ten per cent, 
on profits. 1 p. 422a 

June 1, 1864. Circular to the dis¬ 
trict collectors and assessors of 
Virginia. 4 p. 422b 

June 22, 1864. Regulations and ad¬ 
ditional instructions in relation to 
the assessment and collection of 
taxes to carry into effect the 
amendments of the *ax laws, ap¬ 
proved June 10, 1864. 2 p. 422c 

Oct. 28, 1864. Report [from the 
Commissioner of taxes.] 30 p. 
Conf. Mus. 423 

Nov. 7, 1864. Report of the Sec¬ 
retary of the Treasury. 56 p. Va. 
S. L. 424 

Nov. 7, 1864. Report [from the 
Treasurer of the condition of this 
department on the 1st of Oct., 
1864.] 56 p. Conf. Mus. 425 

Nov. 23, 1864. Communication 

[from the Treasurer in regard to 
“whether the old issue of Treas¬ 
ury notes is being exchanged for 
the new, and if not why; also, 
what arrangements have been 
made to that end.”] 1 p. Conf. 
Mus. 426 

Nov. 25, 1864. Communication from 
Secretary of Treasury [concern¬ 
ing change of old issue of notes 
for new.] 1 p. Va. S. L. 427 

Dec. 18, 1864. Communication from 
the Secretary of the Treasury . . . 
in relation to the Mint and Assay 
Office at Charlotte, N. C. 3 p. 
Va. S. L. 428 

Dec. 19, 1864. Communication 

[from the Treasurer in reponse to 


a resolution in the Senate calling 
for certain information in rela- 
tion to the Mint and Assay Office 
at Charlotte, N. C.] 3 p. Conf. 
Mus. 429 

1864. Guide for claimants of de¬ 
ceased soldiers; being instruc¬ 
tions to army officers and to claim¬ 
ants, with a collation of the laws 
of Congress and the orders from 
the War department and the rules 
of practice in the oflices of the sec¬ 
ond auditor and comptroller of the 
treasury, concerning the settle¬ 
ment of the claims of deceased of¬ 
ficers and soldiers. By Col. W. H. 
Fowler . . . Richmond, Va., Geo. 
P. Evans & co., printers, 1864. 72 
p. Va. S. L. 429a 

Jan. 2, 1865. Communication [from 
the Treasurer relative to the 
amount of money transmitted to 
the Trans-Mississippi Department.] 
1 p. Conf. Mus. 430 

Jan. 4, 1865. Communication from 
Secretary of the Treasury relative 
to the amount of money, trans¬ 
mitted to the Trans-Mississippi 
Department. 1 p. Va. S. L. 431 

Jan. 9, 1865. Special report [from 
the Treasurer stating appropria¬ 
tions made by Congress for the 6 
months, from 1st of July to 31st 
of Dec., 1864.] 4 p. Conf. Mus. 

432 

Jan. 9, 1865. Special report of Sec¬ 
retary of the Treasury on the fi¬ 
nances. 4 p. Va. S. L. 433 

Feb. 1, 1865. Communication from 
Secretary of Treasury [informing 
Congress concerning sales of 
bonds.] 4 p. Va. S. L. 434 

Feb. 1, 1865. Communication [from 
the Treasurer, stating what amount 
of five hundred million non-taxatle 
bonds has been disposed of by the 
government.] 4 p. Conf. Mus. 

435 

Feb. 20, 1865. Communication [from 
the Treasurer, submitting a report 
under date of Dec. 26, 1864, by 
the agent of the Treasury in the 





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Trans-Mississippi Department.] 7 
p. Conf. Mus. 436 


Feb. 20, 1865. Communication from 
Secretary of Treasury [accom¬ 
panying tbe following papers]: 1. 
Circular to district collectors and 
assessors of Virginia, of date July 
1, 1864. 2. Regulations . . . 

defining . . . tax laws ... of 
date Aug. 12, 1864. 3. Letter of 
Thompson Allan, Commissioner of 
taxes, furnishing information 
. . . dated Feb. 16, 1865. 8 p. 

Va. S. L. 437 


Feb. 20, 1865. Communication of 
Secretary of the Treasury [re¬ 
lating to the needs of the Trans- 
Mississippi Dept.] 7 p. Va. S. 
L. 439 

Feb. 22, 1865. Communication 

[from the Treasurer submitting 


papers relative to certain instruc¬ 
tions issued from this Department 
to carry into execution certain 
tax laws.] 8 p. Conf. Mus. 440 

Feb. 25, 1865. Communication of 
the Treasurer [requesting a 
further appropriation for the re¬ 
demption of a temporary loan, 
made in the year 1861.] Va. 
S. L. 441 

Feb. 28, 1865. Communication 

[from the Treasurer asking a 
further appropriation for the re¬ 
demption of a temporary loan 
made in 1861, of sundry banks to 
supply funds to the treasury.] 1 
p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 442 

Additional instruction to district col¬ 
lectors and assessors of the war 
tax. [No date.] 1 p. 442a 

Synopsis of decisions under the Con¬ 
federate tax law. [No date.] 12 p. 

4420 


SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING. 


Nov. 18, 1863. Report of the Super¬ 
intendent of Public Printing, (p. 
9-15 in Report of Attorney Gen¬ 
eral of same date.) Va. S. L. 

443 

Apr. 26, 1864. Report of the Super¬ 


intendent of Public Printing. 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 444 

Oct. 26, 1864. Report of the Super¬ 
intendent of Public Printing, (p. 
3-6 of Report of Attorney Gener¬ 
al Nov. 1, 1864.) Va. S. L. 445 


ATTORNEY GENERAL. 


Nov. 18, 1863. Report of the At¬ 
torney General. 7 p. Va. S. L. 

446 


Nov. 1, 1864. Report of the At¬ 

torney General. 6 p. Va. S. L. 

447 


POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. 


1861. Instruction to post masters. 
Richmond, Va., Printed by Ritchie 
& Dunnavant, 1861. 24 p. Conf. 
Mus. 448 

Dec. 7, 1863. Report of the Post- 


master General. 

34 

P- 

Va. S. 

L. 



449 

Nov. 7, 1864. Report 

of 

the Post- 

master General. 

21 

P- 

Va. S. 

L. 



450 


PATENT OFFICE. 


1861. Rules and directions for pro¬ 
ceedings in the Confederate States 
Patent Office. Richmond, Ritchie 
& Dunnavant, Printers, 1861. 48 

p. Conf. Mus. 451 


1861. Rules and directions for pro¬ 
ceedings in the Confederate States 
Patent Office. Richmond, Tyler, 
Wise & Allegre, Enquirer book and 











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job office, 1861. 46 p. Conf. 

Mus. 452 

Jan., 1862. Report to the Presi¬ 
dent. 16 p. Conf. Mus. 453 


Jan. 26, 1865. Annual report of the 
Commissioner of Patents. 9 p. 
Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 454 


NAVY DEPARTMENT. 

July 18, 1861. Special report from 1862. Confederate States navy reg- 
the Secretary of the Navy. lip. ister for 1862. Richmond: En- 
Conf. Mus. 455 quirer book and job press, Tyler, 


Feb. 5, 1862. Communication [from 
Secretary of the Navy submitting 
an estimate of the amount required 
to pay the bounty to seamen.] 2 
p. Conf. Mus. 456 

March 29, 1862. Report of the Sec¬ 
retary of the Navy [in regard to the 
plan and construction of the Vir¬ 
ginia.] 4 p. Conf. Mus. 457 

Aug. 20, 1862. Communication 

[from the Secretary of the Navy 
submitting the number, names, and 
place of residence of all the clerks 
and employees in this department, 
and the amount of pay received 
by each.] 2 p. Conf. Mus. 458 

Sept. 11, 1862. Report of the com¬ 
mittee on naval affairs, on pro¬ 
motions in navy. 2 p. Conf. 
Mus. 459 

Dec. 5, 1862. Finding and opinion 
of a naval court of inquiry, con¬ 
vened in the city of Richmond, Va., 
Jan. 5th, 1863. 4 p. Conf. Mus. 

460 


Wise, Allegre & Smith. [1862.] 
12 p. Conf. Mus. 461 

1862. Register of the commissioned 
and warrant officers of the navy 
of the Confederate States, to Jan¬ 
uary 1, 1863. Richmond, Macfar- 
lane & Fergusson, 1862. 38 p. 

Va. S. L. 462 

Nov. 7, 1864. Report of the Secre¬ 
tary of the Navy. 52 p. Va. S. 
L. 463 

1864. Ordnance instructions for the 
Confederate States navy relating 
to the preparation of vessels of 
war for battle, to the duties of of¬ 
ficers and others when at quarters, 
to ordnance and ordnance stores, 
and to gunnery. Third edition. 
Published by order of the Navy 
Department. London, Saunders, 
Otley & co., 66 Brook St., W., 
1864. 171, cix p. Va. S. L. 464 

1864. Register of the commissioned 
and warrant officers of the navy of 
the Confederate States to Janu¬ 
ary 1, 1864. Richmond, Marrar- 
lane & Fergusson, printers, 1864. 
96 p. Va. S. L. 465 


WAR DEPARTMENT. 


Dec. 24, 1861. Circular to the com¬ 
manding officer of the militia 
regiments [in certain specified 
counties] ... to call out the mi¬ 
litia of the State . . . Signed J. 
B. Magruder. 1 p. Va. S. L. 

466 


1861. Regulations for Subsistence 
Department of the Confederate 
States iof America. Richmond, 
1861. 55 p. Conf. Mus. 467 


1861. Regulations for the army of 
the Confederate States, and for the 
Quartermaster’s and Pay Depart¬ 
ments. The uniform and dress of 
the army. As published by au¬ 
thority of the Secretary of War. 
The articles of war, as amended 
by act of Congress. Also all the 
laws appertaining to the army. Re¬ 
vised edition. New Orleans, 
Bloomfield & Steel, Publishers, 60 
Camp-street, 1861. 262 p. & in¬ 
dex. Conf. Mus. 468 







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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


1861. Regulations of the Ordnance 
Department of the Confederate 
States for the use of troops in the 
field. Richmond, West & John¬ 
son, 145 Main Street, 1861. 12 p. 

Conf. Mus. 469 

1861. Skirmish drill for mounted 
troops. Richmond, Printed by- 
Ritchie & Dunnavant, 1861. 28 

p. Va. S. L. 470 

1861. Uniform and dress of the 

army of the Confederate States. 
(Authorisation. Sig.: S. Cooper, A. 
and I. Genl., Sept. 12, 1861.) 

Richmond, Chas. H. Wynne, Print¬ 
er, 94 Main Street. Lithographs 
by E. Crehen, 1861. 5 p. Conf. 

Mus. 471 

March 10, 1862. 1. General orders 

[of Adjutant General to carry into 
effect] governor’s proclamation 
[in relation to call of the 
President for 40,000 additional 
troops from Virginia.] 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 472 

March 17, 1862. Supplemental re¬ 
port of the Secretary of War. 27 
p. Conf. Mus. 473 

March 18, 1862. Report of the 

evacuation of Columbus. L. Polk, 
Major General, commanding. [14 
p.] Va. S. L. 473a 

April 28, 1862. Subsistence De¬ 
partment. In regard to rations. 1 p. 
Conf. Mus. 474 

1862. The field manual for the use 
of the officers on ordnance duty. 
Prepared by the Ordnance Bureau. 
Richmond, Printed by Ritchie & 
Dunnavant, 1862. Conf. Mus. 

475 

1862. Major-General Magruder’s re¬ 
port of his operations on the Pen¬ 
insula, and of the Battles of “Sav¬ 
age Station” and Malvern Hill,” 
near Richmond. Richmond, Chas. 
H. Wynne, Printer, 94 Main 
Street, 1862. 46 p. Va. S. L. 

476 

1862. Maj. Genl. Magruder’s report 
of his operations on the Peninsula, 
and of the battles of “Savage Sta¬ 


tion” and “Malvern Hill,” near 
Richmond. Mobile, J. Y. Thomp¬ 
son, Printer, 1862. 46 p. Conf. 

Mus. 477 

1862. Official reports of tattles. 
Published by order of Congress. 
Richmond, Va., Enquirer book and 
job press, 1862. 570 p. Va. 

S. L. 478 

1862. Official reports of battles. 
Published by order of congress. 
Richmond, Va., Enquirer book and 
job press, 1862. 578 p. Va. 

S. L. 479 

1862. Official reports of Generals 
Johnston and Beauregard of the 
battle of Manassas, July 21st, 
1861, also official reports of the 
battle of 10th of Sept., Brig. Gen. 
Floyd commanding; engagement 
at Oak Hill, Mo., Brig. Gen. Ben 
McCulloch commanding; engage¬ 
ment at Lewinsville, Sept. 11th, 
Col. J. E. B. Stuart commanding; 
engagement on Greenbrier River, 
Oct. 3d, Brig Gen. H. R. Jackson 
commanding; engagement at Santa 
Rosa Island, Oct. 8th, Maj. Gen. 
Braxton Bragg commanding; en¬ 
gagement at Leesburg, Oct. 21st 
and 22d, Brig. Gen. N. G. Evans 
commanding; bombardment of 
Forts Walker and Beauregard, 
Nov. 7th, Brig. Gen. Thomas F. 
Drayton commanding; engage¬ 
ment at Piketon, Ky., Col. John 
S. Williams commanding; battle in 
Alleghany Mountains, Dec. 13th, 
Col. Edward Johnson command¬ 
ing; battle of Chustenahlah, which 
took place in the Cherokee Nation, 
on the 26th of Dec. 1861, Col. 
James McIntosh commanding; bat¬ 
tle of Belmont, Nov. 7th, Leonidas 
Polk, Major General commanding. 
Richmond, Enquirer book and job 
press, by Tyler, Wise, Allegre & 
Smith, 1862. 144 p. Va. S. 

L. 480 

1862. Regulations adopted by the 
War Department, on the 15th of 
April, 1862, for carrying into ef¬ 
fect the acts of Congress of the 
Confederate States, relating to In¬ 
dian affairs, &c. &c. [Published by 
authority.] Richmond, Ritchie & 




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Dunnavant, Printers, 1862. 81 p.. 

Conf. Mus. 481 

1862. Regulations for the army of 
the Confederate States, 1862. 
(Certification. Sig.: J. P. Benja¬ 
min, Secretary of war, Mch. 13th, 
1862.) J. W. Randolph, 121 Main 
St., Richmond, Va., 1862. 420 p. 

Conf. Mus. 482 

1862. Regulations for the army of 
the Confederate States, authorized 
edition; 1862. Atlanta, Ga., 
James McPherson & co., 1862. 
408 p. Conf. Mus. 483 

1862. Regulations for the army of 
the Confederate States, author¬ 
ized edition. 1862. Richmond, 
Va., West & Johnston, 145 Main 
Street, 1862. 420 p. Conf. Mus. 

484 

1862. Regulations for the govern¬ 
ment of the Ordnance Department 
of the Confederate States of Amer¬ 
ica. Richmond, West & Johnston, 

1862. 122 p. Conf. Mus. 485 

1862. Regulations for the Medical 

Department of the C. S. army. 
Richmond, Ritchie & Dunnavant, 
Printers, 1862. 58 p. Conf. 

Mus. 486 

1863. General orders from Adjutant 
and Inspector-General’s Office, 
Confederate States army. In 1862; 
prepared from files of headquart¬ 
ers, Department of S. C., Ga., and 
Fla., with a full index. Charleston, 
Evans and Cogswell, No. 3 Broad 
Street, 1863. Conf. Mus. 487 

1863. A manual of military surgery. 
Prepared for the use of the Con¬ 
federate States army. Illustrated. 
By order of the Surgeon-General. 
Richmond, Ayres & Wade, Il¬ 
lustrated News steam presses, 

1863. 297 p. Conf. Mus. 488 

1863. Official reports of battles, em¬ 
bracing the defence of Vicksburg, 
by Major General Earl Van Dorn, 
and the attack upon Baton Rouge, 
by Major General Breckinridge, 
together with the reports of the 
battles of Corinth and Hatchie 
Bridge; the expedition to Harts- 
ville, Tennessee; the affair at Po-1 


cotaligo and Yemassee; the action 
near Coffeeville, Mississippi; the 
action and casualities of the 
brigade of Colonel Simonton, at 
Fort Donelson. Richmond, Va., 
Smith, Bailey & co.. Printers, 
1863. 170 p. Va. S. L. 489 

1863. The ordnance manual for the 
use of the officers of the Confed¬ 
erate States army. Prepared un¬ 
der the direction of Col. J. Gorgas, 
Chief of Ordnance, and approved 
by the Secretary of War. First 
edition. Richmond, West and 
Johnston, 1863. 546 p. Va. S. 

L. 490 

1863. Regulations for the army of 
the Confederate States, 1863. Cor¬ 
rected and enlarged, with a revised 
index. The only correct edition. 
(Certification. Sig.: James A. Sed- 
don, Secretary of War. Jany. 28th, 
1863.) J. W. Randolph, 121 Main 
St., Richmond, Va., 1863. 420 p. 

Conf. Mus. 491 


1863. Regulations for the army of 
the Confederate States. Second 
and only correct edition. J. W. 
Randolph, Richmond, Va., 1863. 
420 p. Conf. Mus. 492 

1863. Second report of the Board 
of artillery officers, assembled at 
Augusta, Georgia, by special or¬ 
ders, No. 27 8, Headquarters Dep’t 
S. C., Ga. & Fla., dated December 
19th, 1863, for the purpose of de¬ 
termining the proper charges for 
heavy guns, the highest allowable 
angles of elevation, and other mat¬ 
ters connected with the service of 
artillery in general. 15 p. Conf. 
Mus. 493 

1863. Skirmish drill for mounted 
troops. Printed by order of the 
War Department, Mobile, Ala., 
1863. 57 p. Conf. Mus. 494 

Jan. 9, 1864. Letter from Gen. Wise 
[protesting against reorganization 
of the army by elections.] Also 
[Letter of similar import signed 
by Generals Hardee, Stevenson and 
other officers of army of Tennes¬ 
see.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 495 






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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


Feb. 18, 1864. Communication from 
the Secretary of War in regard to 
conscript soldiers in each state, 
and the execution of the conscrip¬ 
tion laws. 3 p. Conf. Mus. 498 

May 10, 1864. [Circular of Joseph 
Jackson, recorder Virginia forces, 
giving form to be adopted in each 
regiment for the gathering of facts 
regarding the career of each sol¬ 
dier to be used in compilation of 
statistics and for a future his¬ 
tory.] 497 

June 25, 1864. Farinholt, B. F. 
Report of the engagement at 
Staunton river. 3 p. Va. S. L. 

498 

Nov. 3, 1864. Report of the Secre¬ 
tary of War. 36 p. Conf. Mus. 

499 

Nov. 28, 1864. Letter from Lieu¬ 
tenant General J. A. Early, ask¬ 
ing further enquiry into the causes 
of the recent reverses in the Valley 
of Virginia. 4 p. Va. S. L. 500 

Dec. 1, 1864. Circular to guide in¬ 
spections by officers of the con¬ 
scription service, with a digest of 
laws and orders applicable. 94 p. 

501 

Dec. 29, 1864. Correspondence be¬ 
tween the Secretaries of War and 
the Treasury on the subject of a 
deficiency of funds. 3 p. Va. 
S. L. Conf. Mus. 502 

1864. General orders from the Ad¬ 
jutant and Inspector General’s of¬ 
fice, Confederate States army, for 
the year 1863, with a full index. 
Compiled and corrected under au¬ 
thority of Gen’l S. Cooper, A. & I. 
G. By R. H. P. Robinson, of the 
Adjutant and Inspector General’s 
dfSce. The orders as they appear 
in this book have explanatory notea 
calling attention to each paragraph 
or order that has been modified, 
amended or revoked; and to the 
paragraph and order by which the 
change has been caused. Rich¬ 
mond, A. Morris, Publisher, 1864. 
Conf. Mus. 503 

1864. General orders from the Ad¬ 
jutant and Inspector-General’s of¬ 


fice, Confederate States army, from 
January 1, 1864, to July 1, 1864, 
inclusive. Prepared from files of 
head-quarters, Department of 
South Carolina, Georgia and Flori¬ 
da. By R. C. Gilchrist . . . With 
full index, explanatory notes, and 
such decisions of the War Depart¬ 
ment as could be collected touch¬ 
ing matters of general concern to 
the service. Columbia, Evans and 
Cogswell, 1864. 161 p. Va. S. 

L. 504 

1864. Official correspondence be¬ 
tween the agents of exchange, to¬ 
gether with Mr. Ould’s report. 
Richmond: Sentinel job office. 1864. 
149 p. Va. S. L. 505 

1864. Oflicial report of the battle of 
Chickamauga. Published by or¬ 
der of Congress. Richmond, R. 

M. Smith, Public printer, 1864. 


234 

p. Va. S. L. 

506 

1864. 

Official reports of 

battles. 72 

P- 

Va. S. L. 

507 

1864. 

Official reports 

of tattles. 


[Skirmish at Olive Branch church, 
Feb. 7, 1863, to Report of Col. 
Chambliss June 13, 1863.] 98 p. 
Va. S. L. 509 

1864. Official reports of battles. 
Published by order of Congress. 
Richmond, R. M. Smith, Public 
printer, 1864. 98 p. Va. S. L. 

510 

1864. Regulations for the army of 
the Confederate States. With a 
full index. By authority of the 
War department. (Certification. 
Sig.: Jas. A. Seddon, Secretary of 
War. Jany. 28, 1863.) Richmond, 
West & Johnston, 145 Main Street, 
1864. 432 p. Conf. Mus. 511 

1864. Report of Brigadier General 
Echols, of the battle of Droop 
Mountain. Published by order of 
Congress. Richmond, R. M. Smith, 
Public printer, 1864. 16 p. Va. 

S. L. 512 

1864. Report of General Robert E. 
Lee, and subordinate reports of 
the battle of Chancellorsville; al- 




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so, reports of Major General J. E. 
B. Stuart and Brigadier General 
Fitz Lee, of Cavalry engagements 
at Kelleysville. Also, report of 
Brigadier General W. H. F. Lee, 
and subordinates, of cavalry oper¬ 
ations of the 14th and 15th of 
April, 1863. Published by order 
of Congress. Richmond, R. M. 
Smith, Public printer, 1864. 144 

[5] p. Va. S. L. 513 

1864. Report of General G. T. Beau¬ 
regard of the defence of Charles¬ 
ton. Published by order of Con¬ 

gress. Richmond, R. M. Smith, 
public printer, 1864. 91 [2] p. Va. 
S. L. 514 

1864. Report of General Joseph E. 
Johnston, of his operations in the 
departments of Mississippi and east 
Louisiana, together with Lieut. 
General Pemberton’s report of the 
battles of Port Gibson, Baker’s 
Creek, and siege of Vicksburg. 
Published by order of Congress. 
Richmond, R. M. Smith, Public 
printer, «1864. 213 p. Va. S. 

L. 515 

1864. Report of Major General 

Hindman, of his operations in the 
Trans-Mississippi district. Pub¬ 
lished by order of Congress. Rich¬ 
mond, R. M. Smith, Public print¬ 
er, 1864. 26 p. Va. S. L. 515a 

1864. Report of Major General 

Loring of battle of Baker’s Creek, 
and subsequent movements of his 
command. Published by order of 
Congress. Richmond, R. M. 
Smith, Public printer, 1864. 29 

p. Va. S. L. 516 

1864. Reports of the operations of 


the Army of Northern Virginia, 
from June 1862, to and including 
the battle at Fredericksburg, Dec. 
13, 1862. Richmond, R. M. Smith, 
Public printer, 1864. 2 v. Va. 

S. L. 517 

1864. Report of Brigadier General 
John S. Williams of operations in 
east Tennessee from Sep. 27 to 
Oct. 15, 1863. Va. S. L. 518 

1865. General orders from the Ad¬ 

jutant and Inspector-General’s of¬ 
fice, Confederate States army, from 
July 1, 1864, to December 31, 
1864, inclusive. Prepared *from 
files of head-quarters, Department 
of South Carolina, Georgia, and 
Florida. By Captain R. C. Gil¬ 
christ, acting Judge Advocate Gen¬ 
eral Department of S. C., Ga., und 
Florida. With full index, explana¬ 
tory notes, and such decisions of 
the War Department as could be 
collected touching matters of gen¬ 
eral concern to the service. Co¬ 
lumbia, Evans and Cogswell, 1865. 
147 p. Va. S. L. 519 

1865. Correspondence between the 
Secretary of War and Governor 
Brown, growing out of a requisi¬ 
tion made upon the Governor for 
the reserve militia of Georgia to be 
turned over to Confederate con¬ 
trol. Boughton, Nisbet, Barnes & 
Moore, State Printers, Milledge- 
ville, Ga., 1865. 43 p. Conf. 

Mus. 520 

Regulations. Under the act of Con¬ 
gress, providing for the granting 
of bounty and furloughs to privates 
and non-commissioned officers in 
the provisional army, [no date.] 
2 sheets. Conf. Mus. 521 


MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT 


May 8, 1861. Special message of 
the President . . . with accom¬ 
panying documents [in relation to 
the effort to secure peace.] 2. 
Letters from John A. Campbell to 
W. H. Seward. 7 p. Va. S. L. 

52£r 

July 20, 1861. [In relation to the 
state of the country and dealing 


with the treatment of prisoners 
captured by the United States on 
board the schooner Savannah.] 2. 
Letter from President Davis to 
President Lincoln concerning the 
Savannah prisoners. 3. Letter 
from Captain T. H. Taylor to Pres¬ 
ident Davis on same subject. 14 
p. Va. S. L. 523 





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Nov. 18, 1861. [Message.] Conf. 
Mus. 524 

Dec. 30, 1861. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, with the estimate of certain 
additional appropriations. 2 p. 
Conf. Mus. 525 

1861. Message and report of Alfcert 
Pike, commissioner of the Confed¬ 
erate States to the Indian nations 
west of Arkansas, of the results of 
his mission. Richmond: Enquirer 
book and job press, Tyler, Wise, 
Allegre & Smith, 1861. 38 p. Conf. 
Mus. 526 

Feb. 15, 1862. [Transmitting reports 
from all departments except the 
War Department giving lists of the 
names of the different officers in 
each department, their salaries and 
the state or country of which they 
are natives.] 18 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 527 

March 11, 1862. Transmitting copies 
of such official reports as have been 
received at the War Department, of 
the defense and fall of Ft. Donel- 
son. 26 p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 

528 

March 12, 1862. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from J. P. Benjamin 
with official report of Colonel Wm. 
B. Taliaferro, of the action at Car- 
rocks Ford, July 13, 1861. 11 p. 
Conf. Mus. 529 

March 13, 1862. Transmitting the re¬ 
port of the Acting-Commissioner 
of Indian Affairs. 41 p. Conf. 
Mus. 530 

April 10, 1862. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Navy, covering a detailed re¬ 
port of flag officer Buchanan, of 
the brilliant triumph of his squad¬ 
ron. 13 p. Conf. Mus. 531 

April 18, 1862. Transmitting Lieu¬ 
tenant Robt. B. Pegram’s report of 
the cruise of the Nashville and 
certain official correspondence call¬ 
ed for by the resolution of the 
house. 16 p. Conf. Mus. 532 


Aug. 15, 1862. Submitting report. 
39 p. Conf. Mus. 533 

Sept. 4, 1862. Transmitting an es¬ 
timate of appropriation called for 
by the Secretary of War. 2 p. 
Conf. Mus. 534 

Sept. 4, 1862. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, concerning the appointment 
and pay of provost marshals. 3 
p. Conf. Mus. 535 

Sept. 6, 1862. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, concerning connecting the 
Richmond and Danville with the 
North Carolina R. R., also concern¬ 
ing orders issued by Major General 
T. C. Hindman. 2 p. Conf. 
Mus. 536 

Sept. 6. 1862. Transmitting a letter 
from the Secretary of War, en¬ 
closing a communication in regard 
to information relative to the pay¬ 
ment of troops. 4 p. Conf. 
Mus. 537 

Sept. 24, 1862. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, in reference to regiments dis¬ 
banded and consolidated. 4 p. 
Conf. Mus. 538 

Sept. 30, 1862. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from the Postmaster 
General in regard to the expenses 
of the postal service. 7 p. Conf. 
Mus. 539 

Oct. 2, 1862. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, submitting the report of the 
Adjutant General of the proceed¬ 
ings of courts martial, in case of 
drunkenness. 3 p. Conf. Mus. 

540 

Oct. 8, 1862. Transmitting commun¬ 
ication from the Secretary of War 
in regard to the want of power in 
the Executive to make appoint¬ 
ments where neither election nor 
promotion secures competent of¬ 
ficers to fill vacancies, and to con¬ 
solidate companies and regiments 
reduced by casualties of service, 
below the numbers necessary for ef- 
ciency. 3 p. Conf. Mus. 541 



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1862 [?] Concerning the death of Al¬ 
bert Sidney Johnston and praising 
his men for their bravery. 3 p. 
Conf. Mus. 542 

Jan. 12, 1863. [Dealing with the 
state of the country, the progress 
of the war, the neutrality of Eu¬ 
rope, the emancipation proclama¬ 
tion, the finances of the govern¬ 
ment, &c.] 16 p. Va. S. L. 

Conf. Mus. 543 

Jan. 12, 1863. Message du President 
Jefferson Davis au senat a la 
chambre des etats confederes. 
Paris. Imprimeries de Duboisson 
et Ce. 12 p. Conf. Mus. 544 

Jan. 30, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, forwarding copies of orders 
of impressment. 16 p. Conf. Mus. 

545 

Feb. 4, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War submitting estimates for the 
Indian Service. 6 p. Conf. 
Mus. 546 

Feb. 11, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, enclosing copies of the find¬ 
ings of a general court martial 
concerning persons charged with 
idesertion and absence without 
leave. 61 p. Conf. Mus. 547 

Feb. 13, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering an estimate for the 
incidental and contingent expenses 
of the army, and of the Depart¬ 
ment of War. 2 p. Conf. Mus 

548 

Feb. 16, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering a list of all the 
civilians now in custody. 8 p. 
Va. S. L. 549 

Feb. 17, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War asking for an appropriation 
to meet a claim of the State of 
North Carolina, for reimbursement 
of sums expended upon clothing, 
etc., for troops of that state in the y 


Confederate service. 3 p. Conf. 
Mus. 550 

Feb. 19, 1863. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War in regard to the number of 
quartermasters, in Richmond.] 4 
p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 551 

Feb. 20, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, submitting an estimate for 
the contingent expenses of the Ad¬ 
jutant and Inspector General’s Of¬ 
fice. 3 p. Conf. Mus. 552 

Feb. 23, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Postmaster 
General with accompanying papers 
[relative to the telegraphic com¬ 
panies in the Confederate States 
and the propriety of merging the 
telegraph and postal systems.] 49 
p. Va. S. L. 553 

Feb. 25, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary 
of Treasury and the Attorney Gen¬ 
eral in regard to the sequestration 
of real estate belonging to alien 
enemies. 7 p. Conf. Mus. 554 

March 5, 1863. Enclosing a copy of 
an act of the Legislature of South 
Carolina, offering a guaranty by 
that State of the bonds of the Con¬ 
federate States. Conf. Mus. 555 

March 11, 1863. Transmitting copy of 
correspondence, together with that 
of the Secretaries of War and of 
the Navy, with the Governor of 
Louisiana, and with Maj. Gen’l 
Lovell, beginning Oct. 25, 1861, 

ending with the date of capture of 
New Orleans, in reference to the 
defences of that city. 123 p. Conf. 
Mus. 556 

March 12, 1863. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury, relative to cotton 
purchased for the government in 
the State of Louisiana. 7 p. Conf. 
Mus. 557 

March 31, 1863. Vetoing the bill (S. 
3 6 ) to increase the strength and ef¬ 
ficiency of heavy artillery for sea- 
coast defence. 3 p. Conf. Mus. 

558 



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April 16, 1863. [Explains why he 
signed bill entitled An act to al¬ 
low minors to hold commissions 
in the army.] 1 p. Conf. Mus. 

559 

April 20, 1863. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
submitting a report from Hon. 
Robert Ould in reference to the 
exchange or release of persons, 
who, taken from civil life, have 
been transported and confined be¬ 
yond the limits of the Confederacy. 
4 p. Conf. Mus. 560 

April 21, 1863. Transmitting com¬ 
munications from Secretary of 
War and Attorney General, in re¬ 
gard to “whether the Government 
holds, or has at any time held, it¬ 
self liable for the value of slaves 
impressed by its authority and es¬ 
caping to the enemy while so im¬ 
pressed, and whether the owners 
of such slaves have been paid.” 
14 p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 

561 

Dec. 7, 1863. [On the condition of 
the country, progress of the war, 
&c.] 29 p. Va. S. L. 562 

Dec. 11, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury covering estimates 
for sums heefded among Indian 
tribes. 4 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 

Mus. 563 

Dec. 16, 1863. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
relative to exemption of mail con¬ 
tractors. 6 p. Conf. Mus. 564 

Dec. 16. 1863. Message of the Pres¬ 
ident transmitting a communica¬ 
tion submitting estimates for De¬ 
partment of Justice. 4 p. Va. 
S. L. 565 

Dec. 17, 1863. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering a list of exempts in 
Virginia, North Carolina, South 
Carolina and Georgia. 4 p. Va. 
S. L. 566 

Jan. 7, 1864. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury [in relation to fund 


due Cherokee Indians in North 
Carolina.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 567 

Jan. 11, 1864. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Attorney Gen¬ 
eral containing an estimate of 
sum required for Department of 
Justice. 1 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 568 

Jan. 11, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War, 
showing the number of officers and 
men, including the police and 
mounted guard, employed in exe¬ 
cuting the conscript law, in the 
States Of Virginia, North Caro¬ 
lina, South Carolina, and Georgia. 
15 p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 569 

Jan. 12, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of 
Treasury, submitting the condensed 
estimates of appropriations re¬ 
quired for the support of the gov¬ 
ernment for the period from Jan. 
1 to June 30, 1864, inclusive. 7 
p. Conf. Mus. 570 

Jan. 13, 1864. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War in reference to an act to pre¬ 
vent the absence of officers and sol¬ 
diers without leave. 6 p. Va. 
S. L. 571 

Jan? 13, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
covering a list of those persons 
who have been specially noticed 
and promoted from the ranks for 
gallantry in the field, prepared by 
S. Cooper. 7 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 572 

Jan. 18, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War, 
covering copies of regulations and 
orders relative to the payment of 
assessment of damages made by 
commanding officers in the field, 
without intervention of courts 
martial or boards of survey. 4 p. 
Conf. Mus. 573 

Jan. 19, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
in regard to the collection and dis¬ 
tribution of the tax in kind, sub¬ 
mitting a report from Lieutenant 




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Colonel Larkm Smith. 34 p. Va. 
S. L. Conf. Mus. 574 

Jan. 25, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
showing as far as the records of 
the department enable him to do, 
the number of men liable to con¬ 
scription who have been removed 
from the Commissary and Quarter¬ 
master’s Departments, to give place 
to disabled soldiers. 7 p. Va. S. 
L. Conf. Mus. 575 

Feb. 1, 1864. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War [concerning an additional sum 
needed by the Engineer Bureau.] 
2 p. Va. S. L. 576 

Feb. 5, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munications from the Secretaries 
of the Treasury and War [relative 
to claims against the government 
for articles impressed.] 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 577 

Feb. 5, 1864. Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War [in relation to the disposition 
of recaptured slaves.] 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 578 

Feb. 5, 1864. [Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
in relation to arrest and disposition 
of slaves recaptured from the ene¬ 
my.] 3 p. Va. S. L. 579 

Feb. 8, 1864. Transmitting communi¬ 
cation from the Secretary of War 
stating that the records of the War 
Office do not show any authority 
granted to raise troops of conscript 
age, except in localities where the 
operation of this conscript law has 
been suspended, or from the con¬ 
trol of the enemy it cannot be en¬ 
forced. 2 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 580 

Feb. 8, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War, 
relative to the domestic passport 
system now enforced upon citizens 
travelling in some parts of the Con¬ 
federate States outside of the lines 
of the armies. 9 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 581 

Feb. 8, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munications from the Secretary of 


War, Generals Sam Jones and Im- 
boden [concerning the prohibition 
of the last two of transportation 
of food from their military dis¬ 
tricts.] 6 p. Va. S. L. 582 

Feb. 11, 1864. Veto message of the 
president [in relation to the estab¬ 
lishment of a Veteran Soldiers’ 
Home.] 2 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 583 

Feb. 11, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of 
Treasury, submitting estimates of 
additional sums needed for sup¬ 
port of government. 14 p. Conf. 
Mus. 584 

Feb. 12, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
in regard to delivery of tax in 
kind at the government depots by 
the producers. 2 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 585 

Feb. 12, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War, 
submitting copies of papers relat¬ 
ing to the trial and conviction of 
W. E. Coffman by military court, 
and to a writ of habeas corpus is¬ 
sued from the circuit court of 
Rockingham County, Va., to pre¬ 
vent the execution of said Coffman. 
10 p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 

586 

Feb. 15, 1864. [Enclosing letter 
from Secretary of War covering 
estimate of additional appropria¬ 
tion required by War Department.] 
2 p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 587 

Feb. 15, 1864. Transmitting copies 
of charges and specifications and 
of the accompanying papers, in the 
case of Major H. C. Guerin, C. S. 
41 p. 588 

Feb. 16, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War relative to the hospitals in 
and near Richmond.] 8 p. Va. 
S. L. 589 

May 2, 1864. [Communication of a 
Convention of banks of Virginia 
and North Carolina concerning the 
tax act of Feb. 17, 1863.] 1 p. 

Va. S. L. 590 



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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


May 2, 1864. [On the assembling of 
the third Congress of the Confed¬ 
eracy.] 5 p. Va. S. L. 591 

May 5, 1864. [Transmitting com¬ 
munications from the Secretary of 
the Treasury submitting estimates 
of additional appropriations.] 2 p. 
Va. S. L. 592 

May 18, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury submitting an esti¬ 
mate for additional appropria¬ 
tions.] 1 p. Va. S. L. 593 

May 18, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Attorney General, 
submitting estimates of additional 
appropriations required ifor sup¬ 
port of the government. 2 p. 
Conf. Mus. 594 

May 20, 1864. In relation to the 
suspension of the writ of habeas 
corpus. 2 p. Va. S. L. 595 

May 23, 1864. Communication from 
the Secretary of the Treasury 
recommending certain changes in 
the impressment laws. 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 590 

May 28, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering a list of those re¬ 
tired from military service.] 3 p. 
Va. S. L. 597 

May 30, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of 
Treasury, submitting an estimate 
of an additional sum required for 
support of the government. 2 p. 
Conf. Mus. 598 

May 30, 1864. Stating objections to 
a bill to provide and organize a 
general staff for armies in the field, 
to serve during the war. 7 p. 
Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 599 

May 30, 1864 Transmitting com¬ 
munications from proper officers, 
submitting estimates of the 
amounts required to carry out the 
provisions of the act, approved 
May 13, 1864, authorizing addi¬ 
tional compensation to certain of¬ 
ficers and employees in the civil 
service and legislative departments 


of the government. 5 p. Conf. 
Mus. 600 

May 31, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury submitting an esti¬ 
mate of additional sum required 
for government.] 1 p. Va. S. L. 

601 

May 31, 1864. [Transmitting com¬ 
munications from the proper of¬ 
ficers submitting estimates of 
amounts required to meet addition¬ 
al compensation of certain employ¬ 
ees.] Letter from Burton Har¬ 
rison, May 30, 1864. Letter from 
A. R. Lamar. Va. S. L. 602 

Nov. 7th, 1864. [Concerning the con¬ 
dition of the country, progress of 
the war, finances, War Department, 
employment of slaves, negotiations 
for peace, etc.] 13 p. Va. S. L. 
Conf. Mus. 603 

Nov. 11, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munications from Secretaries of 
the Treasury and of War, in re¬ 
gard to the tax in kind and other 
taxes collected from the several 
states for the year 1863. 18 p. 

Conf. Mus. 604 

Nov. 15, 1864. [Transmitting com¬ 
munications from the Secretary of 
War relating to the steamer Phoe¬ 
nix.] 2 p. Va. S. L. Conf. 
Mus. 605 

Nov. 21, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War relative to an act to provide 
and organize a general staff.] 2 . 
Letter from Adjutant General S. 
Cooper. 3. Letter from Edwd Spar¬ 
row, chairman military committee 
of the Senate. 7 p. Va. S. L. 

606 

Nov. 25, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War relative to the special ex¬ 
change of prisoners.] 2 . Report of 
the Agent of Exchange. 4 p. Va. 
S. L. 607 

Nov. 29, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury relative to appropria- 



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tions for the Navy Department.] 

2 p. Va. S. L. 608 

Nov. 29, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, relative to the recent impress¬ 
ment of slaves in Virginia.] 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 609 

Dec. 7, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War, relative to providing for the 
payment of claims for a certain de¬ 
scription of property taken for the 
use of the army.] 4 p. Va. S. L. 

610 

Dec. 7, 1864. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War, 
in regard to arrangements made 
for relief of our soldiers who are 
prisoners of war in the hands of 
the enemy. 8 p. Conf. Mus. 611 

Dec. 7, 1864. [Transmitting the fol¬ 
lowing relative to relief of prison¬ 
ers: Communications from Secre¬ 
tary of War, Dec. 3, 1864; Robert 
Ould, Dec. 3, 1864, Oct. 6, 1864, 
Oct. 7, 1864; U. S. Grant, Oct. 18, 
1864; Genl. Lee, Oct. 19, 1864; U. 
S. Grant, Oct. 20, 1864; Robert 
Ould, Oct. 30, 1864; U. S. Grant, 
Nov. 6, 1864; Robert Ould, Nov. 
11, 1864; U. S. Grant, Nov. 12, 
1864.] 8 p. Va. S. L. 612 

Dec. 7, 1864. [Transmitting communi¬ 
cations from the Secretaries of the 
Treasury and War relative to the 
protection of cotton under their 
control against exposure to the 
weather.] 5 p. Va. S. L. 613 

Dec. 8, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering an estimate of funds 
needed to pay the employees of the 
War Department.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 

614 

Dec. 8, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering an estimate of funds 
required to meet our treaty ob¬ 
ligations to the Indian nations.] 

3 p. Va. S. L. 615 

Dec. 11(?) 1864. [Transmitting a 
communication from the Secretary 
of the Treasury relative to the ad¬ 


ditional appropriation required for 
the Department of Justice.] 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 616 

Dec. 12, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War concerning the amount ex¬ 
pended in payment of the army of 
the Trans-Mississippi Department.] 
4 p. Va. S. L. 617 

Dec. 15, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury relative to certain 
transfers of appropriations in his 
department.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 

Conf. Mus. 618 

Dec. 15, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War relative to payment for horses 
of volunteers killed in action.] 2 
p. Va. S. L. Conf. Mus. 619 

Dec. 17, 1864. Presenting views up¬ 
on the policy of the law, in regard 
to An act to impose regulations 
upon the foreign commerce of the 
Confederate States to provide for 
the public defence. 6 p. Conf. 
Mus. 620 

Dec. 19, 1864. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War relative to contracts for sup¬ 
plies to be paid for in cotton.] 2 
p. Va. S, L. 621 

1864. Correspondence between the 
President and General Joseph E. 
Johnston, together with that of the 
Secretary of War and the Adjutant 
and Inspector General, during the 
months of May, June and July, 
1863. Published by order of Con¬ 
gress. Richmond, R. M. Smith, 
public printer, 1864. 64 p. Va. 

S. L. 622 

Jan. 5, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury covering estimates of 
additional appropriations for 
Trans-Mississippi Department.] 4 
p. Va. S. L. 623 

Jan. 6, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering an estimate for an 
additional appropriation for the 
Bureau of Engineers.] 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 624 



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Jan. 6, 18G5. [Transmitting a com 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury relative to unpaid 
requisitions drawn by the Quarter¬ 
master General and the Commis¬ 
sary General.] 5 p. Ya. S. L. 

625 

Jan. 9, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering a copy of th e official 
report of Genl. Jos. E. Johnston 
relative to operations of the Army 
of Tennessee.] 14 p. Va. S. L. 

626 

Jan. 10, 1865. [Transmitting com¬ 
munications relative to the com¬ 
missioned officers in the depart¬ 
ments and bureaux in the city of 
Richmond.] 6 p. Va. S. L. 627 

Jan. 10, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War relative to the impressment of 
brandy.] 8 p. Va. S. L. 628 

Jan. 10, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering an estimate for an 
additional appropriation fo r the 
Engineer Bureau.] 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 629 

Jan. 10, 1865. [Transmitting com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War relative to the impressment of 
slaves.] 5 p. Va. S. L. 630 

Jan. 10, 1865. [Transmitting joint 
resolution of General Assembly of 
Florida expressing confidence in 
and thanks to President Davis.] 
1 p. Va. S. L. 631 

Jan. 10, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Navy relative to a flour mill 
at Albany, Ga.] 1 p. Va. S. L. 

632 

Jan. 17, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War relative to passports issued.] 
4 p. Va. S. L. 633 

Jan. 20, 1865. [Transmitting com¬ 
munications from the Secretaries 
of the Treasury and of War, and 
from the Postmaster General, in re¬ 
lation to the means employed to 


communicate with the Trans-Miss¬ 
issippi Department.] 4 p. Va. 
S. L. 634 

Feb. 3, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury covering an estimate 
for additional appropriation for the 
Department of Justice.] 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 635 

Feb. 3, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Navy in relation to the seizure 
of coals of the steamer Advance.] 
12 p. Va. S. L. 636 

Feb. 5, 1865. Transmitting communi¬ 
cations from Secretaries of Treas¬ 
ury and of War in regard to the 
amount of money forwarded to the 
Trans-Mississippi Department since 
the adjournment of Congress, and 
to the adjustment of claims against 
the government for articles illegal¬ 
ly impressed and not paid for at 
the time. 14 p. Va. S. L. 637 

Feb. 6, 1865. [Relative to a peace 
commission.] 2. Report of the com¬ 
missioners to the President. 3. 
Extract from Lincoln’s message re¬ 
ferred to in foregoing report. 4 p. 
Va. S. L. 638 

Feb. 8, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury concerning an esti¬ 
mate for additional appropriation 
for the Navy Department.] 2 p. 

Va. S. L. 639 

Feb. 8, 1865. Transmitting commun- 
nication from Secretary of Treas¬ 
ury, submitting an estimate for ap¬ 
propriation to pay for the targe 
Enterprize. 2 p. Conf. Mus. 

640 

Feb. 8, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering a list of the quarter¬ 
masters.] 4 p. Va. S. L. 641 

Feb. 10, 1865. Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of the 
Treasury submitting an estimate 
for an* additional appropriation for 
clothing for the officers of the 
navy. 3 p. Conf. Mus. 642 






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Feb. 11, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from Secretary of,the 
Treasury covering an estimate for 
additional appropriation for the 
Navy Department.] 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 643 

Feb. 15, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Treasury covering an estimate 
for additional appropriation for De¬ 
partment of Justice.] 2 p. Va. 
S. L. 644 

Feb. 16, 1865.. [Transmitting com¬ 
munications from the Secretary of 
the Navy and Postmaster General 
relative to the number of white 
men between 18 and 45 and of ne¬ 
groes whose services are necessary 
to their respective departments.] 9 
p. Va. S. L. 645 

Feb. 17, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
the Navy relative to the seizure of 
coals of the steamer Advance.] 3 
p. Va. S. L. 646 

Feb. 17, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
relative to number of iron furnaces 
and forges in 1864 and to the cost 
per ton of the iron furnished.] 15 
p. Va. S. L. 647 

Feb. 22, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
relative to the number of able- 
bodied men claimed to be exempt 


from conscription in Georgia.] 3 
p. Va. S. L. 648 

Feb. 22, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
relative to the non-destruction of 
the cotton in Savannah before its 
evacuation by the Confederate 
army.] 2 p. Va. S. L. 649 

Feb. 22, 1865. [Transmitting a com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
covering an estimate for an addi¬ 
tional appropriation.] 1 p. Va. 
S. L. 650 

Feb. 23, 1865. [Transmitting com¬ 
munication from Secretary of War 
in relation to accessions to the 
army . . . ] 16 p. Va. S. L. 651 

Feb. 27, 1865. [Transmitting com¬ 
munication from the Secretary of 
War covering an estimate for an 
additional appropriation for War 
Department.] 1 p. Va. S. L. 

! 652 

March 13, 1865. [Transmitting copies 
of correspondence in regard to con¬ 
ference for peace.] 2. Letter of 
General Lee, March 2, 1865. 3. 

Letter of General Grant, March 4, 
1865. 4. Letter of President 

Davis, Feb. 28, 1865. 3 p. Va. 
S. L. 653 

Stating why unable to sign an 
act regulating furloughs and dis¬ 
charges in certain cases, [no date.] 
3 p. Conf. Mus. 654 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


July 8, 1862. Opinion of John H. 
Gilmer on the conscription act. 
Richmond. 8 p. Conf. Mus. 

655 


1862. Correspondence between Gov¬ 
ernor Brown and President Davis 
on the constitutionality of the 
conscription act. Atlanta, Ga.: 
Atlanta Intelligencer Print, 1862. 
52 p. Conf. Mus. 656 

Dec. 10, 1863. Case of General 
Tochman [Letters of Tochman to 


various persons and their replies, 
marked exhibits A and B.] 14 p. 

657 

Jan. 15, 1864. [Papers relating to 
the case of General Tochman re¬ 
ferred to the committee on claims.] 
8 p. 658 

Dec. 31, 1864. McHenry, George. A 
paper . . . relating to the ap¬ 
proaching cotton crisis [prepared 
at the request of the committee on 
ways and means of the House. 
Marked “secret session”.] 87 p. 659 














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REPORTS OF THE 


Superintendent of Public Printing 

OF THE 

Confederate States of America 




REPORTS 


OF THE 

Superintendent of Public Printing, 

From February 22d, 1862 to October 26, 1864. 


Department of Justice, 
Bureau of Public Printing, 
Richmond, January 5th, 1863. 

Hon. Thomas Watts, Attorney General: 

Sir: 

I have the honor to report the transactions of this Bureau from 
February 22d to December 31st, 1862. 

The bills for the printing of Congress and the several Executive De¬ 
partments, examined, approved and passed for payment, during this period, 
foot up twenty-nine thousand eight hundred and forty-four dollars and 
five cents ($29,844.05) of which the following is a statement in detail: 

Bills Approved and Paid. 


For Congress .$ 3,134.79 

For the Department of State. 112,52 

For the Department of Justice. 84.23 

For the Treasury Department. 2,311.71 

For the War Department . 20,691.51 

For the Navy Department . 1,126.87 

For the Post-Office Department . 2,3 82.42 


Total .$29,844.05 


Outstanding Bills. 

There are outstanding bills to a considerable amount, which will short¬ 
ly be presented for settlement. From the data before me, I am enabled 
to furnish an approximate result as follows: 


For Congress.$ 2,250.00 

For the Department of State. 300.00 

For the Department of Justice .. 50.00 

For the Treasury Department. 6,000.00 

For the War Department . 74^974^68 

For the Navy Department .’ 800.00 

For the Post-Office Department . 12,000.00 


Total .$96,374.68 


Total Cost of Printing. 

From the statement above given it will be perceived that the print¬ 
ing of the Government for this period will probably cost one hundred 
and twenty-six thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars and seventv- 
three cents ($126,218.73). y 























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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


For Congress .$ 5,384.79 

For the Department of State. 412.52 

For the Department of Justice. 134.23 

For the Treasury Department. 8,311.71 

For the War Department . 95,666.19 

For the Navy Department . 1,926.87 

For the Post-Office Department. 14,382.42 


Total .$126,218.73 


Quantity of Blanks Printed. 


I have prepared the following table, for the purpose of exhibiting the 
quantity of printing executed for the different Departments of the Gov¬ 
ernment : 


Department 
State .... 
Justice . . . 
Treasury . 

War . 

Navy . 

Post-Office 


No. of Reams. 
... 7 

. . . . 16 

. ... 198 

. . . . 9,127 

80 

... 1,417 


No. of Blanks. 

3,360 

7,680 

95,040 

4,470,960 

38,400 

680,560 


Total 


10,845 


5,296,000 


One thousand and fifty-six (1,056) blank books were printed, of which 
one hundred and fifty-two (152) were for the War Department, eight 
hundred and eighty-four (884) for the Treasury Department, five (5) 
for the Navy Department, nine (9) for the Department of Justice, and 
seven (7) for the Department of State. There were also printed for the 
War Department one hundred and four(104) “General Orders,” of from 
one to thirty pages each in size, and of which the whole number of 
copies amounted to one hundred and fifty-one thousand (151,000). Three 
hundred and forty-five thousand (345,000) passports were also printed 
for the Provost Marshal, and one hundred and fifteen thousand (115,000) 
railroad tickets for the Transportation Bureau of the War Department. 
For the Ordnance Bureau there were two thousand (2,000) pamphlets 
printed, and for the Surgeon General two thousand (2,000) surgical note 
books. 


The Cost for the Provisional Government. 

The total cost of the printing for the Provisional Government, as 
supervised by this office, amounts to one hundred and three thousand 
eight hundred and fourteen dollars and seventy-nine cents ($103,814.79) 
as follows: 


For Congress .$ 5,907.43 

For the Department of State. 465.44 

For the Department of Justice . 754.43 

For the Treasury Department . 3,953.92 

For the War Department . 63,247.60 

For the Navy Department . 1,391.58 

For the Post-Office Department . 28,094.39 


Total .$103,814.79 





























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Increase of Printing. 

Thus it will be observed that there has been an increase in the cost 
of printing from the 22d February to 31st December last, as compared 
with that for the corresponding period of ten months mder the Pro¬ 
visional Government, of twenty-two thousand four hundred and three 
dollars and ninety-four cents, ($22,403.94) as follows: 


Department. Decrease. Increase. 

Congress .$ 522.64 

State . 52.92 

Justice. 620.20 

Treasury . $ 4,357.79 

War . 32,418.59 

Navy . 535.29 

Post-Office. 13,711.97 


Total .$14,907.73 $37,311.67 


The increase has been the largest for the War Department, and 
the greatest tilling off is noticed in the printing of the Post-Office De¬ 
partment. The cause of the large increase for the former may be at¬ 
tributed mainly to the large accessions to the army under the last con¬ 
scription act. In the month of August, nearly two millions of blank: 
muster rolls, pay rolls, &c., &c., were ordered for this department alone, 
and this large order is but just filled. The decrease for the latter is 
due to the fact that the officers of that Department before the close of 
the Provisional Government, and with the exception of signature post 
bills and circular letters, ordered blanks sufficient for the consumption of 
six months. 


The Appropriation. 

By reference to the books of the Treasury, I find that there will be 
a surplus of forty-one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five dollars 
and four cents ($41,785.04), of which eight thousand three hundred and 
fifty-seven dollars and thirty cents ($8,357.30) may be expended for the 
printing of Congress, and thirty-three thousand four hundred and twenty- 
seven dollars and seventy-four cents ($33,427.74) for the printing of 
the several Executive Departments, as follows: 

Amount to the credit of the Executive Departments, Dec. 


31st, 1862 .$127,552.42 

Deduct amount of outstanding bills, less the item for Congress 94,124.68 

$33,427.74 

Amount to the credit of Congress, Dec. 31st, 1862 .$10,607.30 

Deduct amount of outstanding bills . 2,250.00 

$ 8,357.30 

Add for the Executive Departments .33,427.74 

Total surplus .$41,785.04 


I can only account for this large surplus on the ground that two 
appropriations for thirty-seven thousand dollars ($37,000,) one approved 
24th December, 1861, and the other, a special Act, Dec. 31st, 1861, were 
made by Congress upon one estimate from this office, that of the 26th 




















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November, 1861. The estimates for six months from the 31st January 
next, required by law, have already been transmitted to you. 

The Advertising. 

I have ascertained that seventy-two dollars and sixty-two cents, 
($72.62,) have been paid out of the appropriations for the printing of 
the Executive Departments for advertising. I would respectfully sub¬ 
mit that advertising does not come within the object aimed at in these 
appropriations, and that as it is not under the control or direction of 
this office, it is not included in the estimates for the printing of the 
several Executive Departments. 

Purchase of Paper, and Compensation of Contractors. 

On the 19th August last I addressed a letter to you, requesting an 
amendment in the fourth section of the Act of the Provisional Congress, 
approved May 14th, 1861, entitled “An Act to organize further the Bureau 
of Superintendent of Public Printing,” by conferring upon me additional 
authority to purchase, without advertising for sealed proposals, paper 
necessary to do all the printing of Congress, or either one of the Executive 
Departments, and writing paper and envelopes used by Congress or the 
Executive Departments. 

The scarcity of paper, and the high prices which it commands, has 
been the chief source of embarrassment. Paper manufactured within the 
limits of the Confederacy has advanced more than one hundred per cent., 
and that of foreign manufacture, suitable for blank books, and the finer 
description of printing, from two hundred and fifty to five hundred per 
cent. So steady has been the advance in price, and so great the demand 
for it, that I have found it impossible to secure a single contract. Nor is 
there a probability that I will be able to make a single contract until 
peace is established. The manufacturers are well aware that they can 
find a ready sale for all the paper they can make, and prefer rather to 
risk the market than fix the price, as they would be compelled to do if 
they made a contract under the Act of May 14th, 1861. The law as it 
now stands gives me authority to contract, but does not authorize me 
to make purchases. You will recollect that several months ago I consulted 
you upon this subject. Your reply was to the effect that I could law¬ 
fully purchase paper needed for immediate use, provided I could not 
secure a contract for it. I have done so on several occasions, when cir¬ 
cumstances imperatively demanded it, but it would be more economical 
to keep a large supply on hand, so that all the paper required for the 
printing could be supplied by this Bureau. 

As I stated in the letter above referred to, a large portion of the 
paper now used is purchased by the several contractors of the paper 
dealers of this city, who obtain it from vessels running the blockade 
or in distant parts of the Confederacy. Of course it is held at a high 
figure, and the government not only pays what it costs in the first in¬ 
stance, but also the advance demanded here for it. I would add that 
the law of February 27th, 1861, fixes the per cent, allowed to the con¬ 
tractor at not more than twenty per cent, on the actual cost of the 
paper. Under the several contracts, this per cent, ranges from five to 
ten per cent. Consequently it makes no difference how much the con¬ 
tractor pays for paper, as he is sure of his five or ten per cent., which 
is a handsome profit on the amount invested. You will observe, there¬ 
fore, that if I am authorized to purchase the paper, this per cent, will 
also be saved to the Government. 

I have included writing paper and envelopes, because I am very fre¬ 
quently requested by the several Departments to furnish these articles. 


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and because I believe it would result in a considerable saving to the 
Government. 

In the letter of August 19th last, I also recommended the repeal of 
the first, second, and third clauses in the seventh section of the Act of 
Feb. 27th, 1861, and the passage of a bill fixing the price for all de¬ 
scriptions of work as follows: For composition, plain, per 1,000 ems, 
seventy cents; composition, rule, and rule and figure, per 1,000 ems, one 
dollar and twenty cents; press work, per token, including folding and 
stitching, seventy cents. 

I have made this recommendation for the purpose of simplifying the 
rates of the compensation allowed contractors, and for the further rea¬ 
son that at the first session of the Permanent Congress a resolution for 
the preservation of public documents, approved April 19th, 1862, was 
adopted, by which it is made my duty to deliver to you two hundred 
copies of all documents printed, by order of either House of Congress, 
for the purpose of being indexed and bound in volumes. In order to 
secure uniformity, it became necessary to print all documents in pages 
of equal size, and to make a change in the compensation allowed to the 
Congressional printer. 

These recommendations were laid before Congress at its last session, 
and I understand that the House Committee on Printing framed a bill 
in accordance therewith, but were unable to report it for the action of 
the House, in consequence of the heavy pressure of other important 
measures. In this bill a third section in relation to ruling and binding 
was introduced. Under the Act approved February 27th, 1861, the 
chief officers of the Government are authorized to contract for all neces¬ 
sary printing in connection with their several offices. Heretofore when 
proposals were invited for printing, no bids were made for ruling or 
for binding. As a large number of blank books, (1,056 for the current 
year), which are both ruled and bound, and hundreds of thousands 
of blank pay-rolls, muster-rolls, requisitions, &c., (10,845 reams for the 
current year), which require ruling are used by the Government, you 
will at once perceive the importance of adopting a uniform rate for 
ruling and for binding, or leaving it to the competition of bidders. 

I have again called your attention to these subjects, in the hope 
that you may be able to obtain early action on the part of Congress. 

The Printer’s Certificates. 

In my last annual report I called the attention of the then Attorney 
General (Mr. Bragg) to the fact that the tenth section of the Act of 27th 
Feb., 1861, requires the “public printer or contractor to produce a voucher, 
showing the cost of the paper used and the quantity thereof, to swear 
to the correctness of his account, and procure the certificate of two 
disinterested practical printers, not connected with his office, that it has 
been made out correctly under the law.” The contractors have com¬ 
plained that this section has put them to unnecessary trouble, and caused 
a delay in the settlement of their accounts, which is injurious to their 
interests. They have also complained that even after the examination has 
been made and tne certificate given by these parties, this Bureau has re¬ 
fused to approve the account, and in some cases, made material alterations 
and deductions. This can be obviated, and the object of the Government 
attained, by simply doing away with the certificate of the two disinter¬ 
ested practical printers and continuing to require the voucher for paper 
and the oath of the public printer or contractor to the correctness of his 
account. 

All bills for printing are subjected to a rigid examination by this 
Bureau. Not only are the rates fixed by the contracts and the laws ad¬ 
hered to, but the closest scrutiny is made as to the actual quantity of 


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composition, press work, binding and ruling. In fact the investigation 
is made without the slightest reference to any of these certificates, al¬ 
though no bill has been approved without them, because they are re¬ 
quired by the law. 


Pbinteb’s Usages. 

It is the almost universal practice of printers, when a large order 
for blanks is received, to put in type two or more forms, but to charge 
composition upon one only. Press work is then charged as if one blank 
only were worked off at a single impression, when the fact is, that two 
or more are produced. To make the matter more plain, let us suppose 
that the composition upon a single form be 2,000 ems. At seventy cents 
per 1,000 ems (the price fixed by the law) it would only amount to one 
dollar and forty cents, whilst the press work on ten thousand copies (if 
that many were ordered) at seventy cents per token, would amount to 
twenty-eight dollars. Now, if composition on two forms were charged, 
(and in the case to which I allude two forms would be set up), is it 
not palpable that two blanks are printed at one impression, and that 
instead of the press work footing up twenty-eight dollars, it would be but 
fourteen—a clear saving of twelve dollars and sixty cents. 

I give the above as one of the regulations which govern the pro¬ 
prietors of printing establishments. There are others quite as important, 
but in all instances I have felt it my duty, with a proper appreciation of 
the responsibilities resting upon me, to disregard them. After a careful 
consideration of the law, I am convinced that it is the intention simply 
to pay for the work actually performed, and for that only; and, con¬ 
sequently, I have refused to approve any bills that were not made out 
in accordance with this construction of the law. 

The Contbactobs. 

During the Provisional Government the contract of the Department of 
Justice was awarded to Messrs. Tyler, Wise & Allegre; that of the State 
Department to Messrs. Ritchie & Dunnavant; that of the Treasury Depart¬ 
ment to Messrs. Tyler, Wise & Allegre; that of the War Department to 
Messrs. Ritchie & Dunnavant; that of the Navy Department to Messrs. 
Macfarlane & Fergusson, and that of the Postoffice Department to Messrs. 
Ritchie & Dunnavant. On the first of April last a contract for four years 
was made by the Postmaster General with Mr. John H. Seals, of Atlanta, 
Georgia, but on the 5th of November last it was annulled by that officer, 
in consequence of a non-fulfillment of its conditions. Since then a second 
contract has been made with Messrs. Ritchie & Dunnavant, who are now 
performing the work for that department. 

The Laws. 

The laws passed at the last session of Congress, printed in a style 
equal to that of Little & Brown’s edition of the laws of the United States, 
are ready for distribution. The printing of the laws of the Provisional 
Congress, in the same form, is not completed, owing chiefly to the scarcity 
of printing material. 

The body of the laws is set in long primer type, of which the Con¬ 
gressional printer, until very recently, could only procure sufficient to 
set up one form of sixteen pages. Proof-reading, comparing with the orig¬ 
inal rolls, and the press work occupy an entire week, making it impos¬ 
sible to print more than one form per week. Delays have also been oc¬ 
casioned by the pressure of other work during the sittings of Congress. 
However, with the increased facilities which Mr. R. M. Smith, the Con- 


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gressional printer, now has at his command, I hope shortly to be able to 
deliver to you the entire number for distribution. 

CONGBESSIONAL DOCUMENTS. 

In compliance with the resolution approved April 19th, 1862, I de^ 
livered to you two hundred copies of each public document ordered to 
be printed at the last session of Congress, for the purpose of being indexed 
and bound in volumes of convenient size. I perceive serious obstacles to 
the preparation of a complete index, from the fact that the documents 
cannot be paged with reference to the use contemplated in this resolution. 
Frequently several documents are printed at the same time, and it is 
impossible to page them so ^nat they may form separate portions of 
the same book. However, I would suggest, as a partial remedy, that 
these documents be severally numbered by the Secretary of the Senate 
and the Clerk of the House, (Senate document No. 1, House document 
No. 1, and so on,) and that these numbers be printed in an apppropriate 
head line on the first page of each document respectively. 

The House Journal. 

I was informed by the Clerk of the House, after its adjournment, 
that the Journal of that body had been ordered to be printed, and I 
made arrangements to have the work executed expeditiously. Up to this 
writing I have not received the manuscript copy. 

I have the honor, sir, to be. 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

GEO. E. W. NELSON, 
Supt. Public Printing. 


Bureau oe Public Printing, 
Richmond, Va., November 18, 1863. 

Hon. Wade Keyes, 

Attorney General, ad interim: 

Sib: 

The operations of this bureau have been seriously embarrassed dur¬ 
ing the past year by the increased cost of labor and material. Con¬ 
tractors justly complain of their hardships, and ask me to propose a meas¬ 
ure of relief. Messrs. Ritchie & Dunnavant, contractors for the War, 
Post-Oifice and State Departments, say: 

“The amount paid by us for composition, press work, binding and 
ruling, together with all the incidental expenses attending the same, is 
not less than one hundred per cent, more now than it was twelve months 
ago. As to the future, we cannot say anything about what it may be.” 

Messrs. Tyler, Wise & Allegre, contractors for the Department of 
Justice, make the following statement: 

“During the past year printers’ wages have been increased over 
one hundred per cent., and every item of material used in the business 
has also greatly advanced in pi ice. At the time our present contract was 
made with the Department, printers received thirty-five cents per thou¬ 
sand fins; now, one dollar is the price paid them. We, therefore, respect¬ 
fully ask for an increased compensation, under the contract, both for 
composition and press work.” 

Messrs. McFarland & Fergusson, contractors for the Navy Depart¬ 
ment, write as follows: 

“In justice to ourselves, we respectfully ask that you petition Con¬ 
gress to consider the present pay of the printers, under their contracts. 



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W© ar© now paying one dollar per thousand ems, for plain work, and re¬ 
ceiving seventy cents; for tabular work one dollar, and paying two dol¬ 
lars.” 

From R. M. Smith, Esq., the Congressional Printer, the following 
letter has been received, which I copy entire, because it presents more fully 
and completely the disadvantages under which the printing ordered by 
the Government has been executed: 

“Office of Public Printer, 
“Nov. 14, 1863. 

“E. G. Dill, Esq., 

“Acting Superintendent of Public Printing; 

“Sir: 

“In answer to your inquiry as to what portion of the public printing 
ordered by Congress remains unexecuted, I answer that the printing of 
the battle reports has been suspended by me, though all other orders have 
been executed. I am sure that the reason for suspending the order 
above mentioned will be understood by Congress, as I took pains to ex¬ 
plain to the committees of the two Houses the absolute necessity under 
which I should be placed, if the rates of compensation were not con¬ 
siderably increased. In my anxiety to promote the public service, I have 
printed much that I could not afford, because a failure to do so would 
have produced much inconvenience. This reason did not apply in the case 
of the battle reports. 

“The necessity of increasing the compensation of the Public Printer 
is necessarily apparent to you, but for your information, it may not be 
amiss to state some facts. When I became Public Printer, in the sum¬ 
mer of 1861, the price paid to compositors was thirty cents per thousand 
ems. The price allowed to me by law was seventy cents, which left me an 
advance of forty cents, or one hundred and thirty-three and a third per 
cent, to pay for proof-reading, superintendence, rent of office, use of ma¬ 
terial, and my own services. The cost of composition has increased, by 
successive stages, in proportion as the cost of living increased; so that I 
am now paying one dollar per thousand, besides the other expenses above 
stated. The Government still pays me but seventy cents. Already I have 
intimations that the increased price of living will require a further ad¬ 
vance in composition, which still further increases my losses on all printers’ 
work done for Congress. The cost of press work has increased still more 
rapidly, owing, in fact, to the vast increase in the price of ink, and the 
increased expense of machinery and fuel. The work now costs me four 
times as much as formerly. My own compensation is unaltered—seventy 
cents per token. Indeed, it is difficult to tell what would be a fair stand¬ 
ard of compensation for the Public Printer, if the rates are to remain 
without revision for any considerable time, so great and rapid is the rise 
in the price of material and in expenses of all sorts. Even now, the in¬ 
crease in rates which I asked of the late Congress has already become in¬ 
adequate to pay the bare expenses. 

“I am, very respectfully, yours, 

“R. M. Smith.” 

This letter applies with equal force to the printing of the Treasury 
Department, (for which Mr. Smith is one of the contractors,) although 
that work is not specially alluded to. Thus, you will perceive, that there 
is a stronger claim for increased compensation now, than at the last 
session of Congress, when both Houses acknowledged the necessity by the 
passage of a bill, which, however, failed to receive the signature of the 
President, in the press of important business incident to the close of the 
session. The failure of this bill at first promised to prove a very serious 
obstacle to this bureau, but after mature deliberation, the contractors de¬ 
termined, in a spirit worthy of the devotion they profess to Southern in¬ 
dependence, to execute the work, even at the risk of serious loss. How 


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they have carried out this determination the records of this office amply 
attest. 

But even if the proposed relief had been extended at the last ses¬ 
sion, the facts already stated prove that it would be insufficient now. 
The prices of labor in this Department are subject to the same laws 
which govern in other Departments, and it would be folly to contend that 
the seventy cents per thousand ems, and seventy cents per token allowed 
by the act of February 27, 1861, are sufficient to-day, when the journey¬ 
man demands and receives one dollar. Indeed, it needs no argument to 
show that the cost of labor will ever depend upon the cost of living, and 
that legislative action, unless it affect equally all the parties interested, 
the contractor as well as the employee, must fail to meet the end of all 
legislation. Therefore, I would propose that the compensation of con¬ 
tractors, the tariff of prices to be paid for every description of work, 
be left to the discretion of the head of this bureau, subject, however, 
to your approval. I believe that this course would give entire satis¬ 
faction, that it would be fair alike to the Government and the con¬ 
tractors. If an increased price were fixed by Congress at its next ses¬ 
sion, what guarantee have you that the necessity therefor will continue 
to exist for any great length of time, or that it will not become wholly in¬ 
sufficient before the assembling of another Congress? Has it not oc¬ 
curred to you that if this bureau were authorized to regulate the prices 
charged for printing, the compensation would depend upon the cost of 
labor and material, and that when labor and material became cheap, 
prices would be reduced? But I feel assured I have no need to argue 
this question. The advantages to be obtained are apparent to the dullest 
comprehension. 

The propriety of this measure being established, I would recommend 
a still further change; but I would have it understood that these sug¬ 
gestions derive their force from the disturbed condition of the country con¬ 
sequent upon the fiendish war waged against us by the northern abol¬ 
itionists. I would urge the policy of authorizing the head of this bureau 
to apportion the printing of the Government among the several printing 
establishments of this city, without the formality of making a contract. 
If it be acknowledged that prices cannot be specifically regulated by law, 
(and there is not a single contractor with whom I have conversed who 
does not confess his inability to fix a price to govern his future charges 
for printing,) then surely there can be no argument in favor of the con¬ 
tract system, because there would remain nothing to be regulated by 
contract, except the question as to whom the printing of the several 
Executive Departments should be given. 

Besides, frequent complaints are made, especially by the War De¬ 
partment, of the delay in delivering printing ordered. The right to give 
out the work to that establishment which could return it first would, of 
course, secure a more prompt compliance with the demands of the Gov¬ 
ernment. And there would, in fact, be no injustice in this to the con¬ 
tractors themselves, for the reason that, with the exception of the con¬ 
tract of the Post-office Department, with Messrs. Ritchie & Dunnavant, the 
contracts of the several Executive Departments, under the act of Feb¬ 
ruary 27, 1861, have expired months since, and not been renewed. Never¬ 
theless, the contractors, themselves, have been held to a strict fulfillment 
of their obligations, because they have presented bills which have been 
paid at the rates fixed therein; and the Department will continue thus to 
hold them until they give formal notice of their unwillingness longer to 
receive the work upon these terms. 

Still, if it be deemefi best not to confer upon me authority to give 
out the printing, subject to your approval, and without the formality of 
a contract, where it can be most speedily and economically executed, and 
to establish a tariff of prices for all descriptions of work, then let this 


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power be modified so that I am restricted by a proviso, to the effect that 
the compensation so fixed shall not exceed a certain per centum to be 
fixed by Congress, upon the actual cost of the work and material used. 
I confess that this latter proposition would probably lead to complications 
and differences of opinion between the parties engaged in executing the 
work and this office, but I am so anxious that something may be done to 
relieve the Government and the printers, that I am induced to mould 
my suggestions so as to be most likely to meet any objections that may 
be offered to a change so radical. 

And as an additional reason in favor of my plan, I would again call 
your attention to the fact that the existing laws do not contain any 
provisions fixing tne prices for ruling and binding, for which there is a 
very heavy outlay. If these suggestions should be adopted, there would 
remain no immediate necessity for action upon this subject, because if 
authorized to establish rates of compensation, I would feel it incumbent 
upon me to include ruling and binding; but if another course should 
be found expedient, then there should be some special enactments in refer¬ 
ence thereto. 

I conceive it to be my duty to call your attention to the remarks 
in my last annual report upon the purchase of paper. They are probably 
deserving of more careful consideration now than at the time they were 
first presented; and I am convinced that I can add nothing to their 
weight at this time. I will reproduce them, therefore, without further com¬ 
ment: 

“On the 19th August last, I addressed a letter to you, requesting an 
amendment in the fourth section of the act of the Provisional Congress, 
approved May 14th, 1861, entitled “An act to organize further the Bureau 
of Superintendent of Public Printing,” by conferring upon me additional 
authority to purchase, without advertising for sealed proposals, paper 
necessary to do all the printing of Congress, or either one of the Executive 
Departments, and writing paper and envelopes used by Congress or the 
Executive Departments. 

“The scarcity of paper and the high prices which it commands, has 
been the chief source of embarrassment. Paper manufactured within the 
limits of the Confederacy has advanced more than one hundred per cent., 
and that of foreign manufacture, suitable for blank books, and the finer 
descriptions of printing, from two hundred and fifty to five hundred per 
cent. So steady has been the advance in price, and so great the demand 
for it, that I have found it impossible to secure a single contract. Nor is 
there a probability that I will be able to make a single contract until 
peace is established. The manufacturers are well aware that they can 
find a ready sale for all the paper they can make, and prefer rather to 
risk the market than fix the price as they would be compelled to do, if they 
made a contract under the act of May 14th, 1861. 

“The law, as it now stands, gives me authority to contract, but does 
not authorize me to make purchases. You will recollect that several 
months ago, I consulted you upon this subject. Your reply was to the 
effect that I could lawfully purchase paper needed for immediate use, 
provided I could not secure a contract for it. I have done so on several 
occasions, where circumstances imperatively demanded it, but it would 
be more economical to keep a large supply on hand, so that all the paper 
required for the printing could be supplied by this bureau. As I stated, 
in the letter above referred to, a large portion of the paper now used 
is purchased by the several contractors of the paper dealers of this city, 
who obtain it from vessels running the blockade, or in distant parts of 
the Confederacy. Of course it is held at a high figure, and the Govern¬ 
ment not only pays what it costs in the first instance, but also the advance 
demanded here for it. 

“I would add that the law of February 27th, 1861, fixes the per 
cent., allowed to the contractor, at not more than twenty per cent, on the 


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actual cost of the paper. Under the several contracts, this per cent, ranges 
from five to ten per cent., consequently it makes no difference how much 
the contractor pays for paper, as he is sure of his five or ten per cent., 
which is a handsome profit on the amount invested. 

“You will observe, therefore, that if I am authorized to purchase the 
paper, this per cent, will also be saved to the Government. I have in¬ 
cluded writing paper and envelopes, because I am very frequently re¬ 
quested by the several Departments to furnish these articles, and because 
I believe it wouid result in a considerable saving to the Government.” 

The bills for the printing of Congress and the several Executive De¬ 
partments, examined, approved and passed for payment since my last 
annual report, foot up seventy-four thousand four hundred thirty-six dol¬ 
lars and eighty cents, ($74,436.80,) of which the following is a state¬ 
ment in detail: 


For Congress .$ 6,975.52 

For the State Department . 44.90 

For the Department of Justice. 91.71 

For the Treasury Department. 40,986.74 

For the War Department. 19,594.89 

For the Navy Department . 1,367.67 

For the Post-Office Department . 5,375.37 


Total .$74,436.80 


There are outstanding bills to a considerable amount, which will 
shortly be presented for settlement. From the data before me, I have 
been able to furnish an approximate result, as follows: 


For Congress .$ 7,000.00 

For the Department of Justice . 150.00 

For the Treasury Department . 36,000.00 

For the War and State Departments. 110,000.00 

For the Navy Department. 1,200.00 


Total .$154,350.00 


The outstanding indebtedness for the Post-Office Department is not 
included in the above statement, because, by law, it is required, since the 
1st of March last to be self-sustaining. Of course all printing therefor 
will from that date, be paid out of the fund of that Department, although 
this bureau will continue to superintend its execution and examine all 
accounts. 

From the statements above given it will be perceived that the print¬ 
ing of the Government, from the 1st of January last to the 1st of Decem¬ 
ber next, will probably cost two hundred and sixty-four thousand five 
hundred and one dollars and thirty-five cents, ($264,501.35,) as fol¬ 
lows: 


For Congress ..$ 13,975.52 

For the State Department . 44.90 

For the Department of Justice . 241.71 

For the Treasury Department . 76,986.74 

For the War Department . 129,594.89 

For the Navy Department . 2,567.67 

For the Post-Office Department . 5,375.37 

For the purchase of paper by Superintendent . 35,714.55 


Total .$264,501.35 




























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Thus a very heavy increase of expenditure is shown since my last 
annual report, but when the rapid increase in the cost of all kinds of 
labor and material is considered, it will be fully explained. As an addi¬ 
tional cause, I would refer you to the vast increase in the printing for 
the Treasury Department, which last year cost but eight thousand three 
hundred and eleven dollars and seventy-one cents, ($8,311.71.) It flow 
reaches not less than seventy-six thousand nine hundred and eighty-six 
dollars and seventy-four cents, ( $76,986.74,) for a period of eleven months. 
The creation of the Tax Bureau has occasioned this great difference be¬ 
tween the expenses of the last two years—that office alone having ordered 
and received upwards of two millions of blanks. 

On the books of the Treasury Department, on the 30th of September 
last, the following sums remained to the credit of the printing fund: 

Publication and printing of the acts and resolutions of Con¬ 
gress, ten thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven dol¬ 


lars and thirty-four cents.$ 10,727.34 

Printing of the several executive departments, one hundred 
and fifty-eight thousand two hundred and twenty-seven 

dollars and forty-four cents. 158,227.44 

Purchase of paper for the executive departments and Congress, 
seventeen thousand six hundred and twenty-one dollars 

and eighty-five cents. 17,621.85 

It will be observed, therefore, that the appropriations made last 
year will probably cover the expenditures. 


I have prepared the following statements for the purpose of show¬ 
ing the quantity of printing executed for the Government: 


For Congress; 

There were printed, of— 

Blank books . 

Bills and resolutions. 

Yeas and nays. 


For the State Department: 


Blank books . . . 

Blanks . 

Envelope headings 


For the Department of Justice: 


Blank books . . . 

Blanks . 

Envelope headings 


2 copies 
133,600 
3,000 


6 copies 
7,510 
5,000 


2 copies 
8,430 
1,200 


For the Treasury Department: 


Blank books .... 

Blanks . 

Circulars . 

Envelope headings 


3,199 copies 
2,105,480 
3,400 
5,250 


For the War Department: 


Blank books . . . 

Blanks . 

Circulars . 

General Orders . 
Envelope headings 


276 copies 
3,508,930 
55,220 
385,783 
83,214 























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For the Navy department: 


Blank books . . . 

Blanks . 

Circulars . 

Envelope headings 


28 copies 
70,350 
450 
8,200 


For the Postoffice Department: 


Blank books . 

Post bills . 

Blanks . 

Circulars . 

Envelope headings 


8 copies 
9,043,200 
564,031 
15,440 
45,200 


Frequent complaints have reached this office of the manner in which 
the reports of battles are printed for Congress. Upon inquiry, I learn 
that every care is taken by the Congressional printer to have the proof 
read by copy, but that the copy furnished is in itself very often inaccurate 
and obscure. I am informed that, in one instance, the name of an officer 
was spelled in three different ways. Of course, the printer could not 
decide which was correct. As a remedy, I would suggest that when these 
reports are ordered to be printed, some competent person should be se¬ 
lected to edit them. With the multifarious duties incumbent upon me, 
and the small force at my command, it is impossible for me to attend 
to the proof-reading. 

In conclusion, I will express the hope that my recommendations may 
receive your approbation. That some change should be made, there can 
be no doubt, and that the one I have herein pointed out is the best suited 
to the times, I have the assurance of all whom I have consulted upon the 
subject. 

I have the honor, sir, to be, 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

GEO. E. W. NELSON. 

Superintendent of Public Printing. 


Bureau of Public Printing, 
Richmond, Va., April 26, 1864. 

Hon. George Davis, 

Attorney General: 

Sir: 

The operations of this bureau have been seriously embarrassed for 
some time past. Messrs. Smith, Bailey & Co., who were executing the 
printing for the Treasury Department, have refused to receive any further 
orders, and that Department is now without a contract for its printing. 
Messrs. Ritchie & Dunnavant, contractors for the War and State Depart¬ 
ments, assure me that they will be compelled, in a short time, to dis¬ 
continue the reception of orders for work, if Congress does not adopt 
some measure of relief. 

The act of February 27, 1861, allowed the printer to Congress seventy 
cents per thousand ems for composition, and seventy cents per token 
for press work; and the heads of Executive Departments were authorized 
to contract for the printing for their Departments at rates not higher than 
those allowed the congressional printer. Accordingly, contracts were made 
by all the Executive Departments at those rates. These contracts, how¬ 
ever, expired months since, and the Departments, with the exception 
of the Post Office Department, failed to renew them; but the contractors 
still continue ( with the exception above stated) to perform the work, 
although at considerable loss. At the date of the contracts, printers were 












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receiving thirty-five cents per thousand ems, now one dollar and fifty 
cents is the price paid them. Contractors, therefore, are receiving seventy 
cents per thousand ems and paying their employees one dollar and fifty 
cents. It cannot be expected that they will long continue to do this. Some 
measure of relief should be immediately adopted. 

At the last session of Congress, a bill, on the subject of printing, 
passed the House of Representatives, but was not taken up in the Senate. 
A joint resolution was approved on the 5th of January, 1864, giving au¬ 
thority to the Joint Committee on Printing to make a tariff price for the 
printing for Congress, but these prices do not apply to the printing for 
the Departments. I would suggest, as a matter of relief, a similar reso¬ 
lution in regard to the printing for the Executive Departments. This 
would obviate all difficulty. No general law in regard to public printing 
can at present be framed to act with equal justice to the Government 
and contractor. The wages paid by the contractor to-day may rise twenty- 
five or fifty per cent, in three or six months, or may fall in that time in 
the same proportion. In either case it would scarcely be just to hold 
either party to the contract. If such a resolution was passed, the Joint 
Committee on Printing could, from time to time, alter their tariff of 
prices to conform to the ruling prices paid for labor. 

In this connection, I ask your attention to the suggestion contained 
in my annual report of the 18th of November, 1863, and recommend “the 
policy of authorizing the head of this bureau to apportion the printing of 
the Government (except of Congress and the Post Office Department) 
among the several printing establishments of this city, without the form¬ 
ality of making a contract. There are frequent complaints made of the 
delay in delivering printing ordered. The right to give out the work 
to that establishment which could return it first would, of course, secure 
a more prompt compliance with the demands of the Government.” 

There are now on my books unfinished orders, dated as far back as 
September last. No two or three offices in this city are capable of per¬ 
forming all the printing for the Government in any reasonable time, and. 
great inconvenience has and must continue to result to all the Depart¬ 
ments by over crowding a few offices with all the printing for the Gov¬ 
ernment, while there are several other establishments that would be glad 
to perform a portion of the work, at a fair compensation. 

These considerations are offered in the hope, if they are not carried 
out, some other plan may be adopted to relieve this bureau from the em¬ 
barrassments which it will have to encounter in the event of the refusal 
of the other contractors to receive orders for printing. 

I have the honor, sir, to be, 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

GEO. E. W. NELSON. 

Superintendent of Public Printing. 


Bureau of Public Printing, 
Richmond, Oct. 26, 1864. 

Hon. George Davis, 

Attorney General: 

Sir: 

I have the honor to inform you that the embarrassments noticed in 
my report of April 26th, have, in a great measure, been removed by the 
passage of the act approved June 3d, 1864. The third section of that 
act provides for contracts by the heads of the Executive Departments, and 
also for the apportionment of the work, in the absence of such contracts, 
among “any number of contractors and printing establishments,” as sug¬ 
gested in my annual report of November, 1863. With the exception of 
the Postoffice, Treasury, and War Departments, contracts were made. The 



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Postoffice Department had made a contract for four years with Messrs. 
Ritchie & Dunnavant, and it was deemed best not to annul it. The 
Treasury Department assumed the responsibility of doing their own 
work, without the superintendence of this office. The War Department 
was left entirely to the management of this bureau; and, accordingly, 
after inviting proposals from the several printing offices in this city, I 
made the following schedule of prices, which was accepted unanimously: 

“Bubeau of Public Pbinting, 
“Richmond, Aug. 12, 1864. 

“Gentlemen: 

“I am now prepared to offer you, upon the following terms, a portion 
of the printing of the Government. The right to modify these rates is 
reserved, should the cost of labor or material at any time decline; and 
I would feel bound to pursue a corresponding course with reference to 
any increased expenditures you might incur, the object being a fair and 
liberal compensation for labor actually performed, and the other expenses 
incident thereto: 


“For composition, (plain,) per 1,000 ems.$ 2.50 

“For composition, (rule or figure,) per 1,000 ems. 3.75 

“For composition, (rule and figure,) per 1,000 ems. 5.00 

“Press work, per token, of 250 impressions, or fraction of such 

token . 3.00 

“For ruling blanks— 

“Letter size, per ream, each ruling. 4.00 

“Cap size, per ream, each ruling. 5.00 

“Demy size, per ream, each ruling. 7.00 

“Medium size, per ream, each ruling. 9.00 

“Double medium, (muster and pay rolls, ruled on both sides,) 

whole cost per ream . 12.00 

“For binding in full or in half binding, book of four quires, 

“Imperial . 20.00 

“Super-Royal . 15.00 

“Royal, medium, and demy. 10.00 

“Cap and letter. 5.00 


“For each additional quire, one dollar. The binding stock or ma¬ 
terial will be furnished by this office; when not so furnished, you will be 
allowed cost and ten per cent. Ruling for blank books to be at the 
rate allowed for blanks—less than a ream to count as a ream; more than 
a ream and less than two reams, in proportion for the excess. 

“For folding, stitching, covering, and trimming pamphlets, per thousand 


copies— 

“Three signatures .$40.00 

“Four signatures . 45.00 

“Five signatures . 50.00 

“Eight signatures . 60.00 

“Ten signatures. 75.00 

“For simple folding, stitching, and trimming, without covers, 

per signature, per thousand copies . 10.00 

“For simple folding and trimming, (general orders, circulars, 

etc.,) not exceeding four pages, per 1,000 copies. 5.00 


“Paper will be furnished by this office as far as possible; when fur¬ 
nished by you, cost and ten per cent, will be allowed. 

“The above tariff of prices has been made after a careful consider¬ 
ation of the several propositions sent to this bureau in answer to the 
circular letter of the 8th instant. I believe it to be fair and just to all 
parties. Heretofore the work of the War Department has been done 






















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under one contract, and it was found impossible to prevent delays. Un¬ 
der the proposed arrangement it will be divided, and it is easy to per¬ 
ceive that the Government and those who perform the service will be 
better satisfied. 

“Should you accept the propositions herewith submitted, please notify 
me at your earliest convenience.” 

The result has been highly satisfactory, and, until a printing office 
can be established by the Government, of sufficient capacity to do all its 
work, it is the only arrangement that will meet the requirements of the 
service. 

The bills for the printing of Congress and the several Executive 
Departments, examined, approved and passed for payment, since the first 
of January last, foot up two hundred and thirty-one thousand five hun¬ 
dred and fifty-three dollars and fifty-nine cents, ($231,553.59,) of which 
the following is a statement in detail: 


War Department . . . 
Treasury Department 
State Department . . . 
Congress . 


$190,958.13 

5,419.67 

186.00 

34,989.79 


Total 


$231,553.59 


There are outstanding bills to a very considerable amount. The bills 
for the War Department only cover the work ordered previous to the 
first of May last; for Congress a complete settlement has been made to 
the close of the last session, with the exception of a portion of the reports 
of battles, not yet printed, the printers employed on that work having 
been called to the field for the defence of the capital. 

I am enabled to present a full statement of expenditures for the 
year ending December 31st, 1863, as follows: 


War Department .$173,997.50 

Treasury Department. 87,237.49 

Congress . 33,548.62 

Postoffice Department . 5,43 8.97 

Navy Department . 2^761.30 

State Department . 333.93 

Department of Justice. 184.87 


Total .$301,502.68 


From the statements above given, it will be perceived that there has 
been a very large increase in the cost of printing since last year- but the 
cause will readily suggest itself to your mind when you recollect the in¬ 
creased price paid for labor, and the enhanced price of paper and every 
other species of material used in executing the work. 

On the books of the Treasury Department the following sums remain 
to the credit of the printing fund: 


F ° r the °- f b ° th i ^ ouses of Congress, including the printing of 

the laws and journals in book form. .S 2 6 041 46 

For the printing of the several Executive Departments of the* 

Government . 19 skqcoc 

For the purchase of paper for the printing'of the'several Exe- ’ 

cutive Departments and Congress. . 2 48 *? 4 ^ 

fnv ?- e 0 b 3 , e !r d ’ therefore > that the appropriations already made 

for the printing of the present year will, in all probability fall short of 

w„ e n? m ? unt ne f e •’ ? bei ?? impossibl * to moke an exact estimate fo^ the 
want of accurate information as to the quantity of printing required by 




















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the several departments for a given period. There is also this additional 
reason, the fluctuations in the price of paper. 

A contract was made with Messrs. Evans & Cogswell, of Columbia, 
South Carolina, for the printing of the “Digest of the Laws,” ordered at 
a recent session of Congress. The work has been delayed because of the 
difficulty in procuring paper of a proper quality, and the taking of the 
printers employed upon it for military service. These difficulties having 
been overcome, the work is progressing rapidly, and I expect to be able 
to deliver the book by the first of December at furthest. 

I have the honor, sir, to be. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

GEO. E. W. NELSON. 

Superintendent of Public Printing . 









INDEX 

The references are to the numbers printed in heavy faced type at the 
right of each title. 


Absenteeism, punishment for. 283 

Address of Congress. 76 

Adjutant general, expenses of.... 552 

Orders.487, 503, 504, 519 

Advance (steamer) .636, 646 

Alabama, governor of. 350 

Impressments . 351 

Volunteers (20th art. battalion) 341 

Albany, Ga„ flour mill. 632 

Alien enemies . 1 

Allan T. 437 

Appropriations.... 55, 186, 188, 230, 

287, 289, 307, 312, 336, 432, 525, 

570, 584, 587, 592, 593, 594, 598, 

601, 608, 616 


Arizona, territory of. 40 

Arkansas, contested election. 130 

Arkansas and Red River superin¬ 
tendency of Indian affairs. 64 

Arms, small. 49 

Army, accessions to . 651 

Commissions in. 559 

Expenses of . 548 

General staff .82, 599 

Inspector general. 68 

Laws .5, 468 

Pay and clothing of. 396 

Payment of arrears. 308 

Provisional .45, 183 

Regulations ..468, 482, 483, 484, 

491, 492, 511 

Reorganization of. 495 

Supplies for.90, 116 

Uniform and dress.468, 471 

Army of Northern Virginia. 517 

Army of Tennessee. 626 

Army of the Valley of Va. 368 

Artillery, field . 276 

Officers, report. 493 

Strength of . 558 

Artisans, exempted from service... 117 

Ashe, —. 61a 

Assessors of taxes.422b, 437, 442a 

Attorney general, report.446, 447 

Attorneys, compensation. 51 

Auctioneers . 418 

Augusta, taxes col. in. 421 

Avery, W. W.46, 61a 

Ayres & Wade. 488 

Bakers Creek, battle.515, 516 

Bank notes, taxation of. 313 

Bankers, insolvent . 335 

Banks, convention of. 590 

Deposits in. 335 

South Carolina and Georgia.. 419c 

Taxation of . 313 

Barnwell, R. W. 38 

Barrett, Wimbish & Co.2, 4 

Bartow, F. S. 75 

Baton Rouge, attack upon. 489 

Battalions, consolidation 236, 269, 

279, 282, 330 

Organization of . 255 

Reorganization . 107 

Battles, reports of 478, 479, 489, 507, 


Beauregard, G. T.480, 614 

Belmont, battle of. 480 

Benjamin, J. P. 529 

Bills, House ...126- 323 

Senate .77- 125 

Blockade, to prevent. 168 

Bloomfield & Steel. 468 

Board of artillery officers. 493 

Bonded agents. 112 

Bonds, amount outstanding. 417 

Exemption of . 249 

Guaranty, by S. C. 555 

In payment of taxes.421c 

New issue authorized. .. .22, 85, 326 

Non-taxable .248, 435 

Sales of . 434 

Boughton, Nisbet, Barnes & Moore. 520 

Bounty, granting of . 621 

Bragg, B. 480 

Brandy, impressment of. 628 

Bratton’s brigade. 365 

Breckinridge, J. C.489 

Brigades, consolidation of. 236 

Brigadier generals . 73 

Brockenbrough, J. W.50, 51, 52, 72 

Bromwell, W. J. 26 

Brooke, W. 48 

Brown, Jos. E.520, 656 

Buchanan, —, flag officer. 531 

Campbell, J. A. 522 

Campbell, J. A. P. 40 

Cannon, instrument for sighting.. 226 

Carrocks Ford . 529 

Caruthers, R. L. 41 

Castle Thunder.133, 383 

Cavalry, efficiency of..277, 311, 327, 332 

Censorship, Department of. 200 

Certificates, exemption of. 249 

In payment of taxes. 421c 

Certificates of indebtedness. 88 

Chambers, H. C. 239 

Chambliss, — . 509 

Chancellorsville, battle of. 513 

Charleston, defence of . 514 

Cherokee Indians .480, 567 

Chickamauga, battle of. 506 

Chilton, W. P. 321 

Chustenahlah, battle of. 480 

Civil law, supremacy of. 232 

Civil service, employees. 144 

Officers and employees. 600 

Civilians in custody . 549 

Claims . 37 

Adjustment of . 637 

Investigation of . 215 

Of deceased soldiers . 429a 

Of officers and soldiers. 241 

Payment of.201, 294, 295, 610 

Report of committee on . 385 

Settlement of . 202 

Soldiers.386, 387 

Trans Mississippi dept. 209 

Clark, Mary . 382 

Clayton, A. M. 32 

Clothing.194, 280, 396 

Coal, seizure of .636, 646 























































































































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Cobb, T. R. R. 34 

Coffeeville, Miss., action near. 489 

Coffman, W. E. 586 

Collectors of taxes.422b, 437, 442a 

Columbus, evacuation of.473a 

Commerce, foreign . Ill 

Regulations upon . 620 

Commissary department..388, 575, 625 

Abuses in. 170 

Fraud in . 157 

Commission merchants . 418 

Commissioners, appointment of.... 219 

Compensation . 52 

Companies, consolidation of 107, 

236, 255, 269, 279, 282, 330, 541 

Confiscation bill . 63 

Confiscation of bank notes. 313 

Congress, first, 1st sess.13, 14 

1st, 2d sess.15, 16 

1st, 3d sess.18, 19 

1st, 4th sess.27, 28 

2d, 1st sess.29, 30 

Provisional, bills .31a- 76 

Provisional, 1st sess . 2 

Provisional, 2d sess.3, 4 

Provisional, 3d sess.6, 9 

Provisional, 4th sess. 11 

Provisional, journals. 69 

Conscript soldiers . 496 

Conscription . 580 

Act . 655 

Act, constitutionality . 656 

Bureau of. 221 

Execution of . 290 

In Georgia . 648 

Laws.12, 21, 355, 496 

Men liable to, in the depts.... 575 

Officers to execute law. 569 

Regulation of .118, 288 

Service, officers of. 501 

Conspiracy, punishment of.243, 244 

Constitution .7, 8 

Permanent .9, 10, 31 

Provisional .9, 31 

Contracts, government. 66 

Cooper, S.471, 503, 572, 606 

Copyright . 164 

Corinth, rep. of battle. 489 

Corruption, charge of. 384a 

Cotton, crisis . 659 

Duty on . 262 

Non-destruction of . 649 

Protection of. 613 

Purchased in La. 557 

Seizure of . 297 

Supplies paid for in. 621 

Cotton bureau .293, 295 

Court of claims . 215 

Courts . 57 

Commissioners of . 52 

Military . 198 

Courts martial, proceedings of.... 540 

Crehen, E. 471 

Criminal cases . 41 

Currency .139, 140, 166 

Bill in reference to. 149 

Laws in regard to. 21 

Reduction of 22, 85, 172, 246, 

264, 265, 270, 317, 326 

Regulated .176, 193 

Tax on .173, 174 

Customs duties . 74 

Damages, assessment of . 573 

Dargan, E. S. 47 

Davis, Jefferson .342, 653, 656 

Corres. with Johnston. 622 


Messages .522- 654 

Thanks of Florida, to.352, 631 

Debt, public . 237 

Debtors . 35 

Defense, local . 65 

Public . Ill 

De Jarnette, D. C. 114 

Deserters, arrest of. 290 

Desertion, punishment for.283, 547 

To prevent . 115 

Details, reduction of .329, 334 

Disbursing officers .67, 331 

Discharges, regulation of. 653 

Drayton, T. F.480 

Drewry’s Bluff .103, 258 

Droop Mountain, battle of. 512 

Drunkenness, case of . 540 

Duke’s Kentucky cavalry. 373 

Early, J. A. 500 

Echols, J. 512 

Elliott, W. M. . 8 

Emancipation proclamation . 543 

Employees, compensation of 306, 

600, 602 

Engineer bureau.576, 624, 629 

Enquirer book and job press...478, 479 

Enterprize, barge . 640 

Estates, sequestration of 1, 61, 161, 

253, 554 

Evans, G. P. & Co.380, 429a 

Evans, N. G. 480 

Evans & Cogswell_26, 487, 504, 519 

Exchange of prisoners.... 505, 560, 607 

Exchequer notes . 80 

Exemptions .178,.197 

Laws . 12 

Number of . 298 

Reduction of .329, 334 

List of. 566 

Exports, to remove restrictions.... 122 

Farinholt, B. F. 498 

Field artillery . 276 

Field manual . 475 

Finance, committee on . 163 

Proposition of .189, 190 

Resolution on . 148 

Finances.79, 151, 160, 185, 322, 433 

Finnegan’s brigade . 395 

Florida, thanks to J. Davis.... 352, 631 

Floyd, J. B. 480 

Foreign affairs, rep. of com. on.... 409 

Foreign commerce . Ill 

Regulation upon . 620 

Foreign supplies, bureau of 84, 167, 213 

Forges, number of. 647 

Forsberg’s brigade . 379 

Fort Beauregard . 480 

Fort Donelson .489, 528 

Fort Walker . 480 

Fortifications . 96 

Work on .301, 318 

Fowler, W. H. 429a 

Frauds, detection of . 331 

Protection against .242, 281 

Punishment of . 245 

Fredericksburg, battle at. 517 

Free negroes .96, 217 

Employment of. 318 

Furloughs, granting of. 521 

Regulation of . 654 

Furnaces, no. of . 647 

Gaming . 229 

Garland, A. H. 130 

Garnett, M. R. H. 189 

General orders.487, 503, 504, 519 

General staff .82, 599, 606 







































































































































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Georgia, banks . 419c 

Conscript law . 569 

Conscription in. 64S 

Governor of .‘. 350 

List of exempts in. 566 

Militia of . 520 

Res. in ref. to war. 339 

Gilchrist, R. C.504, 519 

Gilmer, J. H. 655 

Goetzel, S. H. 164 

Goode, James E. 10 

Gorgas, J. 490 

Grant, U. S.612, 653 

Greenbrier River . 480 

Gregg, J. 37 

Guerin, H. C. 588 

Gunnery . 464 

Gun-powder . 49 

Habeas corpus, writ of 83, 93, 240, 

344, 390, 393, 586, 595 

Haines, W. F. 325 

Hale, S. F. 66 

Hardee, W. J.164, 495 

Harris, T. A. 57 

Harris, W. P.60, 125a 

Harrison, B. 602 

Hartsville, Tenn., exped. to. 489 

Hatchie Bridge, rep. of battle. 489 

Henry, G. A. 94 

Hill, B. H. 67 

Hilton, R. B. 394 

Hindman, T. C.515a, 536 

Hinkle, D. . 395 

Horses, compensation for 191, 192, 

286, 296, 619 

Hospitals . 589 

Management of. 121 

Rep. of com. on . 408 

House, bills .126- 323 

Resolutions .126- 323 

Resolutions rec’d. in.337- 379 

Rules .131, 222, 404, 412 

Humphrey’s Miss, brigade . 363 

Imboden, J. D. 582 

Imports, of luxuries. 25 

Revenue from .. 247 

To remove restrictions. 122 

Impressment . 351 

Bill . 235 

Claims for . 577 

Laws ..250, 371, 596 

Mode of making .90, 116 

Of brandy . 628 

Of property..87, 88 

Of slaves .561, 630 

Orders of . 545 

Regulated .145, 158, 216 

Income tax.419d 

Indebtedness, certificates of. 88 

Indemnity of property.• • 92 

Indemnity of citizens.1, 61, 161 

Indian affairs, acting commissioner 530 

Acts rel. to .. 481 

Indian nations, conference with... 526 

Estimates for.546, o63 

Red River. 64 

Treaties with .31, bi5 

Infantry tactics .. • • J°4 

Inspector general .68, /uu 

Expenses of .. 

Orders .487, 503, 504, 519 

Iron, cost of . 647 

Iron furnaces . 6^7 

Jackson, H. .. 4»U 

Jackson, J. 497 

Johnson, ..• 480 


Johnson, R. W.58, 81, 130 

Johnston, A. S. 542 

Johnston, J. E.480, 515, 622, 626 

Jones, G. W. 188 

Jones, S. 582 

Judicial districts . 58 

Judiciary, bill for. 124 

Committee on ....390, 392, 393, 411 

Juries, formation of. 71 

Jurors, .41, 71 

Justice, Dept, of 565, 568, 616, 635, 644 

Kean, P. 380 

Kelleysville . 513 

Kenan, A. H. 49 

Kenner, D. F.53, 55, 129 

Kentucky, Duke’s cavalry. 373 

Resolutions cone, war. 372 

Lamar, A. R. . 602 

Laws .1- 31 

Publication of . 220 

Lee, F. 513 

Lee, R. E.513, 612, 653 

Lee, W. H. F. 513 

Leesburg . 480 

Lewinsville . 480 

Lewis’s brigade . 369 

Lincoln, A., extract from mess. 638 

Letter from Davis . 523 

Liquors, manufacture of. 89 

Loans, redemption of.441, 442 

Loring, W. W. 516 

Louisiana, claims . 347 

Cotton pur. in. 557 

Governor of . 556 

Legislature, resolutions . 211 

Operations in. 515 

Res. in ref. to war. 348 

Lovell, M. 556 

Lyon, F. S.289, 322 

Lyons, James. 322 

McCulloch, Ben.480 

Macfarlane & Fergusson.462, 465 

McGowan’s brigade . 366 

McHenry, G. 659 

McIntosh, J. 480 

McPherson, J., & Co. 483 

McRae, C. J. 70 

Magruder, J. B.466, 476, 477 

Mail, contractors, exemption of.... 564 

Transportation of . 98 

Major generals . 73 

Malvern Hill, battle of.476, 477 

Manassas, battle of. 480 

Marines, pay of . 256 

Maritime law . 36 

Marshals, fees of. 50 

Martial law . 407 

Maryland . 43 

Matthews, J. M.13-19, 27, 28- 31 

Maxwell, A. E. 122 

Meat, impressment of. 196 

Mechanics, exempted from service. 117 

Transfer to navy . 261 

Medical dept., regulations. 486 

Memminger, C. G.39, 62 

Meridian, Miss. 61 

Midshipmen . 103 

Appointment .101, 260 

Instructors for.102, 257 

Quarters for . 258 

Miles, W. P.42, 45 

Military affairs, committee on. 401 

Military courts . 198 

Military force, enlargement of. 413 

Increase of . 303 














































































































































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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


Military laws.17, 26, 232 

Military service, exemptions. .. 178, 197 

Retired list . 597 

Military supplies, transportation... 87 

Military surgery, manual. 488 

Militia regiments, cir. to off. 466 

Mint & Assay office.428, 429 

Mississippi, governor of . 350 

Humphrey’s brigade . 363 

Operations in. 515 

Reduction of tax. 345 

Taxation law. 343 

Writ of habeas corpus. 344 

Mobile, bank of .419c 

Taxes col. in. 421 

Monroe, T. B.61, 71 

Monroe doctrine . 114 

Morris, A. 503 

Nashville, cruise of. 532 

Naturalization .33, 34 

Naval constructors. 104 

Naval court of inquiry. 460 

Naval rope walk . 259 

Navy, clothing for officers. 642 

Laws .5, 26 

Payment of arrears . 308 

Promotions in . 459 

Register, 1862 .461, 462 

Volunteer . 70 

Navy department.455-465, 645 

Appropriations .608, 639, 643 

Employees in . 458 

Investigation of.380, 402 

Reg. of officers .462, 465 

Report of secy.455, 463 

Negroes, as soldiers 205, 239, 305, 

372 405 

Employment of.180, 217, 301 

Free, employment of.96, 318 

Importation . 32 

Neutrality of Europe. 543 

New Orleans, capture of. 556 

Non-conscripts, petition . 337 

North Carolina, against arming 

slaves . 375 

Banks . 590 

Cherokee Indians . 567 

Claim . 550 

Concerning acts of Congress. . 349 

Conscription laws .355, 569 

Disabled soldiers . 354 

Governor of . 350 

List of exempts in. 566 

Loyalty of . 338 

Regiments . 356 

Res. cone, transportation. 374 

Res. in ref. to privates. 376 

North Carolina ry.44, 536 

Notes, exchequer . 80 

New issue of .22, 85, 326 

Oak Hill, Mo. 480 

Office, terms of. 81 

Officers, absence of . 571 

Appointment.86, 541 

Clothing for . 642 

Commissioned . 284 

Compensation . 600 

Deceased, claims . 429a 

Deceased, effects of. 108 

Disabled . 181 

In Richmond . 627 

Non-commissioned . 218, 315 

Promotion of.274, 572 

Rank of . 46 

Rations and clothing.142, 208 

Settlement of claims. 241 


Transportation . 374 

Wounded .156, 171 

Oldham, W. S.33, 79 

Olive Branch Church. 509 

Ordnance .464, 4<5 

Ordnance Dept., regulations of 469, 485 

Orr, J. A.54, 59 

Orr, J. L. 122 

Ould, R.505, 560, 612 

Owings, I. C. 226 

Paper currency . 166 

Paris, Congress of, 1856. 36 

Passports .581, 633 

Patent office.48, 451- 454 

Patents . 48 

Pay Dept., regulations for. 468 

Payne & Co. 228 

Peace, conference for. 653 

Effort to secure . 522 

Negotiations for 266, 267, 268, 

320, 603 

Protest against . 379 

Res. of Texas concerning .... 353 

Peace commission .328, 638 

Pegram, R. B. 532 

Pemberton, J. C. 515 

Peninsula, rep. of operations on 476, 477 


Perry’s brigade. 395 

Phelan, James . 124 

Phoenix (steamer) . 605 

Pike, A., mess, and report. 526 

Piketon, Ky. 480 

Pocotaligo, affair at. 489 

Polk, L.473a, 480 

Port Gibson, battle of. 515 

Post Office Department 227, 263, 

448-450, 645 

Postal service.231, 553 

Expenses . 539 

Postmasters, compensation. 95 

Instruction to . 448 

Powhatan Co., Va. 370 

President, messages .522- 654 

Prices, schedule of . 351 

Printing, public .204, 443- 445 

Prisoners, exchange of....504, 560, 607 

Relief of.611, 612 

Retaliation on. 72 

Treatment of 108, 133, 383, 399, 523 

Privates, pay of. 218 

Res. in ref. to. 315 

Transportation . 374 

Profits, tax on. 422a 

Property, impressment of.87, 88 

Indemnity for . 92 

Payment for. 195 

Provisional Congress, See Congress, 
Provisional 

Provost guards.316, 377 

Provost marshals, appointment.... 535 

Pryor, R. A. 73 

Public debt . 237 

Public defense .59, 111, 324 

Quartermasters, in Richmond. 551 

List of . 641 

Office abolished . 112 

Quartermaster’s Department 388, 

575, 625 

Abuses in . 170 

Fraud in . 157 

Reg. for . 468 

Railroads . 61a 

Impressment of property. 87 

Transportation of troops. 132 

Randolph, J. W.17, 482, 491, 492 







































































































































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Reconstruction, res, of Texas. 353 

Recruiting .125a 

Regiments, consolidation of 236, 

255, 269, 279, 282, 330, 541 

Disbanded. 538 

Reorganization . 107 

Resolutions, House .126- 323 

Received in Senate and House 

337- 379 

Senate .77- 125 

Revenue, act to raise . 129 

Bill to raise .150, 297 

Richmond, hospitals . 589 

Taxes col. in .. 421 

Richmond examiner .384a 

Richmond & Danville ry.,.44, 536 

Rifle tactics . 164 


Ritchie & Dunnavant, 5, 448, 451, 

470, 475, 481, 486 

Roanoke Island invest, com. 381 

Robinson, R. H, P. 503 

Rockingham Co., Va. 586 

Rogers, S. St. G. 397 

Russell, C. W.63, 65, 152, 392 

Salt supply, report on. 384 

Saltpetre . 49 

Santa Rosa Island. 480 

Saunders, Otley & Co. 464 

Savage Station, battle of.476, 477 

Savannah, cotton in. 649 

Savannah (schooner) . 523 

Scouts, organization of. 207 

Seacoast, defense of . 558 

Seamen, bounty to. 456 

Disabled . 212 

Secret service bureau.252, 299 

Selma, Alabama . 01 

Semmes, T. J. 122 

Senate, Bills.77-125 

Resolutions reed, in.337- 379 

Rules . 125 

Sequestration .62, 161, 252, 554 

Seward, W. H. 522 

Shorter & Reid . 3 

Simonton . 489 

Simpson, W. D.235, 317 

Skirmish drill.470, 494 


Slave trade 


31a 


Slaves, abducted. 54 

Arming of . 375 

As soldiers . 397 

Compensation for .99, 135 

Employment of....96, 217, 318, 603 


Recaptured .578, 579 

Value of, impressed. 561 

Smith, L. . 574 

Smith, R. H. 35 

Smith, R. M. 13, 14-16, 18, 19, 27-31, 

125, 506, 510, 512-515, 515a, 516, 517, 622 

Smith, W. R. 190 

Smith, Bailey & Co. 489 

Soldiers, absence of . 571 

Claims of . 202 

Compensation for. 182 

Conscript. 496 

Deceased, claimants of.429a 

Deceased, effects of. 109 

Disabled . 212 

Discharged . 162 

Pay of . 234 

Settlement of claims. 241 

Wounded .156, 171 

South Carolina, banks.419c 

Conscript law . 569 

Governor of . 350 


Guaranty of bonds. 655 

List of exempts in. 566 

McGowan’s brigade. 366 

Volunteers (Bratton’s brigade) 365 
South Carolina, Ga. & Fla., Dept, of 

487, 504, 519 

Sparrow, E.44, 606 

Special agents. 95 

Special and secret service bureau.. 252 

Specie, to borrow. 278 

Spirituous liquors, manufacture.... 89 

Statutes .1- 31 

Staunton artillery . 367 

Staunton River, engagement. 498 

Stevenson, C. L. 495 

Stuart, C. E. 226 

Stuart, J. E. B.480, 613 

Sturdivant’s artillery battalion.... 378 

Subsistence Dept. 474 

Regulations for . 467 

Substitutes, enlistment of. 77 

Law amended . 159 

Supreme Court, organization of.... 250 

Surgery, military, manual. 488 

Taliaferro, W. B. 529 

Tax in kind.574, 585, 604 

Taxation .150, 179, 187 

Act .16a, 20, 590 

Additional.23, 206, 210 


Bill . 391 

Exemption from.343, 360 

Laws 21, 100, 224, 225, 292, 422c, 

437, 440, 442b 

Of banks . 313 

Property . 285 


Additional 123, 291, 310, 319, 394, 398 

Amount collected . 421 

Assessment of .422c 

Assessors of .419, 421a, 421b 

Collection of_223, 291, 418b, 422c 

Collectors of...418a, 419, 421a, 421b 

District collectors of.418c 

Increase in . 297 

Levied . 177 

On moneys .419e 

Prepayment of .419b 

Refunding .419a 

Report of Comm, of.420, 423 

Taylor, J. H. 226 

Taylor, T. H„ letter to Davis. 523 

Telegraph system. 553 

Tennessee, expenditures of. 273 

Operations in. 518 

Regiment (154th) . 340 

Texas, cotton office . 293 

Resolutions con. peace. 353 

Res. in ref. to Davis. 342 

Texas brigade . 357 

Thompson, J. Y. 477 

Tithe, value of . 275 

Tobacco, duty on.262 

Rations of .155, 406 

Tochman, G.389, 657, 658 

Trading with the enemy.137, 165 

Trans-Mississippi dept., 207, 209, 


Transportation of troops.87, 132 

Treasurer, special report. 432 

Treasury dept.415- 442 

Condition of. 422 

Removal of Secretary. 233 

Report of Sec.424, 433 

Rep. on condition of. 425 


Transfer of appropriations.... 618 

































































































































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Treasury notes....38, 39, 47, 53, 80, 

Amount outstanding. 

Bill to fund . 

Bureau of . 

Circulation . 

Exchange of.426, 

Funding of .147, 154, 

Issue of ... 

Issue prohibited . 

Pay of liabilities in . 

Redemption of . 

Tax on . 

Treaties, with Indians... 

Tyler, Wise & Allegre.6, 75, 

Tyler, Wise, Allegre & Smith, 9, 11, 

131, 461, 480, 

Uniform of army . 

Van Dorn, E. 

Veteran soldiers’ home.171, 

Vicksburg, defense of. 

Siege of. 

Virginia, banks . 

Collecting statistics of soldiers 

Conscript law . 

Governor . 

Governor, call for troops. 


THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 


Impressing slaves in.97, 609 

Jurisdiction of . 346 

List of exempts in. 566 

Res. in ref. to impress, laws.... 371 

9th infantry. 358 

13th infantry. 364 

14th infantry . 359 

57th regiment . 361 

Virginia (ship) . 457 

Volunteer navy. 70 

Volunteer troops.12, 42, 113, 119 

War, articles of . 468 

War department.466- 521 

Appropriation .650, 652 

Corr. of secy, with Gov. Brown 520 

Funds needed for. 614 

Rep. of Secy. 499 

Waul, T. N. 68 

West & Johnson. .469, 484, 485, 490, 511 

Williams, J. S.480, 518 

Wise, H. A. 495 

Wise’s brigade. 362 

Women, pay of .106, 110 

Wynne, C. H.471, 476 

Yemassee, affair at . 489 

Sup. rep. of Secy. 473 


OF 

214 

417 

138 

175 

120 

427 

321 

302 

136 

297 

416 

146 

31 

452 

526 

471 

489 

583 

489 

515 

590 

497 

569 

350 

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